frank theriault wrote: > For the bike retro-grouches among you (hello, Scott?): > > http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2008/09/things-from-seventies-we-dont-need-to.html > > Fortunately, we don't see many of these around anymore... > Man, those things are horrible, dangerous and just plain ugly. I actually see quite a few of them around here. Mostly sidewalk cyclists. We get a lot of cheap 70s road bikes at the co-op. One of the first things I do is yank those nasty brake levers off and either replace them, if we have something better, or cut the pivot bolt down so the suicide levers won't fit any more. Those things are a good way to get yourself hurt. The bike industry should have known better and flat bar (yuck, for personal reasons, not safety) road bikes should have been the norm long, long ago.
Nice pic, Frank. I always enjoy your ciclismo photos. Thanks for posting. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, PA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
