The bike does not have much clearnce at the top of the fork is one reason ---- He couldn't get a bigger tire on that machine
Second, it is a fixed gear bike and is probably made out of rather heavy plane guage tubing. Thus weight may have been a factor since bikes back then typically used steel hanflebars and cranks. On Feb 28, 10:32 am, scott <[email protected]> wrote: > Everyone knows that people were tougher back then. > > On Feb 27, 7:37 pm, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I was looking at my Tour de France calendar and it occurred to me that the > > February page can teach us something about tire choice in the Golden Age. > > The photos at the link below are from the 1912 Tour. Remember that in > > those days (as shown in the photo), much of the riding took place on > > unpaved roads that sometimes degraded to goat paths in the high mountain > > passes. > > > Nevertheless, the rider in the photo (walking his bike over a summit) > > appears to be riding tires that are about the same width as a 700x28 -- > > maybe a 700x32. I wonder why he didn't select a wider tire, given the > > atrocious roads. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176895@N03/sets/72157626037266187/ > > > --Eric > > [email protected] Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
