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

[Profpointy]

70” front wheels

What's wrong with that ? Great fun !

 

[lazybloke]

View attachment 605956 This was the one the rich kids had that you could also reset and it had odo.
Imagine turning up next sunday for the weekly ride out with that on your front forks lol

I had a smaller clicky odo when I was 6, and a speedometer as a teen.

These days i just use a constellation of satellites.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I had a smaller clicky odo when I was 6, and a speedometer as a teen.

These days i just use a constellation of satellites.

I watch the stars as well. Judge my speed and direction against Polaris.

 

[guitarpete247]

In the mid 80's. I went with a friend to Brands Hatch for a Grand Prix. He was driving and we got lost, in North East London, after leaving the motorway. I navigated our way across North London (to Tower Bridge) by keeping track of the position of the moon. He didn't think I could do it but we kept a good South East route. He used road signs from then on when we knew where we were.

 

[guitarpete247]

+1 for Cotter pins and battery lights.

I had a paper round and they had those everyready lights. My mate was the owners son and he often gave us just one battery as he wanted to save his dad money. His dad was never that tight, even for a Yorkshireman.

 

[matticus]

What's wrong with that ? Great fun !








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Yup, you reeeeeally need Hi-Viz riding one of those things.

 

[guitarpete247]

Yup, you reeeeeally need Hi-Viz riding one of those things.

Or one of those flashing red lights you see on the top of Canary Wharf.

 

[Profpointy]

Yup, you reeeeeally need Hi-Viz riding one of those things.

I did think it a tad unnecessary but wasn't going to argue with the organiser. I don't think he bothered with one, but he stood out even more in a morning coat and top hat. I dressed in my best tweeds for the occasion, (though sadly my breeks/plus-twos had ahem, "shrunk") and when I turned up at the appointed meeting place the other punters assumed I was the organiser as they'd made no effort to dress for the occasion.

 

[matticus]

I did think it a tad unnecessary but wasn't going to argue with the organiser. I don't think he bothered with one, but he stood out even more in a morning coat and top hat. I dressed in my best tweeds for the occasion, (though sadly my breeks/plus-twos had ahem, "shrunk") and when I turned up at the appointed meeting place the other punters assumed I was the organiser as they'd made no effort to dress for the occasion.

You mean they only wore their every-day tweeds? Tsskk ...

 

[Low Gear Guy]

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A pair of 1980's Ever Ready Night rider lamps.
U2 batteries lasted ok for a while.
Anyone want them for a reasonable price?

As I recall those lights used 2 D cells although that could be a later version. It took about 12 hours to charge the NiCad cells for two hours of light.

 

[matticus]

As I recall those lights used 2 D cells although that could be a later version. It took about 12 hours to charge the NiCad cells for two hours of light.

Wiki says that "D" cells and "U2" were synonyms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_sizes#Cylindrical_batteries

 

[roley poley]

wire tying your spokes ...why??

 

[rrarider]

wire tying your spokes ...why??

It makes the wheel stiffer and presumably faster. Ray Booty used to tie and solder his spokes.

 

[Fredo76]

Noisy plastic tricycles.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

11 speed , shockingly bad…