What old cycling technology don't you ever want to see again?

[fossyant]

Steel frames. And I haven't seen that piece of old technology since skipping my Pioneer, which rusted to bits faster than a Lancia.

What.... you obviously haven't ridden a good frame.

 

[fossyant]

Oh come on people. nearly two hours and noone has given Celine the satisfaction of a bite?? Surely all you steel frame fans aren't out riding the things, too busy to rise to some prime Cyclechat bait?

I was out on my 30 year old Ribble 653 today. Fantastic ! All 9kg of it !

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I was out on my 30 year old Ribble 653 today. Fantastic ! All 9kg of it !

That’s a very heavy frame

 

[cyberknight]

I'll add a vote for Sturmey Archer 3 speed
especially on a Raleigh Elite - classic case of getting the difficult part over in the name
weighed about the same as a main battle tank


and - a thing called a dragster that my mate had in the 1970s - like a Chopper but Sooooooo much worse
long lever leading to the gear change on the bottom bracket - probably 2-3 foot long - leading to the good old sturmey archer 3 speed - but with added mechanical advantage - be a factor of several million
all in the hands of a teenage boy

Yah - the cable never lasted that long

mind you - he did grow up to be a superb Rugby player - could have played for Ireland but insisted on staying English as that was where he had always lived
but by the Gods he was strong - probably due to forcing that damn thing up hills in 3rd gear all the time


Oh - and - basically - any light than uses U2 batteries - just how much weight do you want in a light!!!

My grifter the cable that went into the same gear hub snapped ,same effect and legs like iron

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Rod brakes
Solid tyres

 

[Andy in Germany]

Bicycle pumps you had to screw onto the valve; hopelessly inefficient at actually pumping and then made sure you also let at least a third of the air out out again while frantically unscrewing the little hose bit.

The more you tried to pump the tyre up to counter this effect, the faster the air came out afterwards.

 

[Captain Sensible]

Wing nuts on wheels

 

[fossyant]

Avocet Cycle Computers. Everyone had to have one, but they were unreliable. Didn't like water.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Bicycle pumps you had to screw onto the valve; hopelessly inefficient at actually pumping and then made sure you also let at least a third of the air out out again while frantically unscrewing the little hose bit.

The more you tried to pump the tyre up to counter this effect, the faster the air came out afterwards.

The only air comes out is the air in the hose. The tube valve should close in between pumping.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Steel frames. And I haven't seen that piece of old technology since skipping my Pioneer, which rusted to bits faster than a Lancia.

The only air comes out is the air in the hose. The tube valve should close in between pumping.

Some of them don't pull off the Schraeder valve core cleanly - hence leaving the possibility of the air in the tyre leaving while you try to get the pump off the valve.
My cheap track pump tends to do that - pain in the neck!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Some of them don't pull off the Schraeder valve core cleanly - hence leaving the possibility of the air in the tyre leaving while you try to get the pump off the valve.
My cheap track pump tends to do that - pain in the neck!

But the spring loaded pin should spring back regardless that a hose is screwed on rather than clamped.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

But the spring loaded pin should spring back regardless that a hose is screwed on rather than clamped.

If it is badly designed/made then it leaves it depressed after the point where the pump has a proper seal around it - then it withdraws a split second later and the spring seals the valve
But by that time enough air can escape to cause a significant drop in pressure due to the high pressures and low volume
good pumps don;t do it - just the cheap ones

 

[Ming the Merciless]

If it is badly designed/made then it leaves it depressed after the point where the pump has a proper seal around it - then it withdraws a split second later and the spring seals the valve
But by that time enough air can escape to cause a significant drop in pressure due to the high pressures and low volume
good pumps don;t do it - just the cheap ones

Not a specific problem of screw on hoses though.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Wing nuts on wheels View attachment 590906

I always thought they were a good idea. Saved carrying spanners.

 

[Andy in Germany]

The only air comes out is the air in the hose. The tube valve should close in between pumping.

I dunno what I was dpoing wrong then: we'd pump like crazy, then try to unscrew the hose from the wheel and half the air would come back out. Put me off cycling for ages. After a while I just used a car footpump.