Erie Fred
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Switch to those crok things.....and you can leave them on 24/7, no need to take them off for bathing either...No. He was busy eating crayons.
Wondering how to put on his velcro shoes.
Switch to those crok things.....and you can leave them on 24/7, no need to take them off for bathing either...No. He was busy eating crayons.
Wondering how to put on his velcro shoes.
Taste lovely if picked first thing in the morning.What was ever wrong with a Sturmey Archer
Bob
Weren't forever shedding chains and not prone to damage off road . Don't ever remember adjusting them as kids and soon got used to reducing the load when changing gear .Who needed more that 3 gears when we were nippers ,considered lucky to have any gears .They were not very good, thats what was wrong.
Way to fidly, unable to shift under load and only had 3 gears, which is not suitable for most touring , mountain or racing bikes.
by that logic, who needs running water and indoor toilets? They used to manage just fine withoutWeren't forever shedding chains and not prone to damage off road . Don't ever remember adjusting them as kids and soon got used to reducing the load when changing gear .Who needed more that 3 gears when we were nippers ,considered lucky to have any gears .
I rang the people next door this morning but the string was wet and I couldn't hear a thing she said.by that logic, who needs running water and indoor toilets? They used to manage just fine without
Allen Millyard built an interesting BMX bike for his son, I seem to recall.
I would dispute some of this. Sturmey archer hub gears took generations of British cyclists to work and on leisure rides reliably for years. I appreciate that there was a comparatively small difference between ratios. In addition, and from memory I believe there was a four speed version. There was also a fixed wheel three speed model that a friend of mine used in short distance Time Trials in the seventies although it was quite old then having been produced in the fifties I think. As for fiddly it was small epicyclic gear fitted in a bicycle hub what would you expect?They were not very good, thats what was wrong.
Way to fidly, unable to shift under load and only had 3 gears, which is not suitable for most touring , mountain or racing bikes.
I only saw the lone example of the three speed fixed. I rode fixed wheel a lot in the seventies mainly short distance time trials 10 and 25's. Although one year I rode all distances from 10 miles up to 12 hours on fixed, plus all training and 'ride to work'. Also bicycle grass track. Very fond memories.Remember the 4 speed but not the fixed 3 speed, would have thought I woud as I was to poor for gears and always rode fixed wheel 69 most of time and 80something on the other side of the hub
Ran with the Somerset road, club it had some handy riders both Sandy brothers and Clive Baker
A mate of mine is mad about bike's. I brazed some new brackets on his bike to fit a geared hub. He couldn't afford the rohloff one apparently it was £600 so he bought a Japanese one for half the price. He's done several thousand miles with it since.Whilst Sturmey Archers no more, the latest bike hub gears are pretty impressive.
14 speed, shift under load and when stationary, reduced chain wear, belt drive compatible so you can get rid of the chain altogether, no derailiers to wear or endless cleaning, its just a pity they're a bit spendy or I suspect you'd see a lot more.
Speedhub - Rohloff AG
www.rohloff.de