Re: [RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

On Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 6:46:33 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > It's odd that, in 1898, enthusiasts would be using 10 year old bikes. > Maybe those are their beater bikes. The nice ones with the supple pneumatic tyres and the long chainstays are hanging from ropes in the horse

Re: [RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

He's on a roll today!!! On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 7:54 PM, dougP wrote: > "The nice ones with the supple pneumatic tyres and the long chainstays are > hanging from ropes in the horse stable, waiting for A. H. Petersen to get > matching deerstalkers and hatchet slings back in

Re: [RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

"The nice ones with the supple pneumatic tyres and the long chainstays are hanging from ropes in the horse stable, waiting for A. H. Petersen to get matching deerstalkers and hatchet slings back in stock." Jeff, with that sense of humor we expect to see on the next SCAR event. I'll be wearing

[RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

I'm impressed with how little gear they have. Perhaps they are not actually touring? It seems like they either have too much stuff, or not enough. But what are the pegs on the forks for? Are those foot rests? Yes, I wish knickers + tall socks would become reasonably acceptable again. Shorts

Re: [RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

Those bikes look as if they are about 10 years old, if the photo was taken in 1898 -- the frames and tires look like the first to supplant the "ordinary," in the 1880s. A bike in the mid to late 1880s would probably not yet have had a freewheel; thus the fork pegs for coasting downhill (and with

Re: [RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

In a louche, late Victorian way ... I would guess that the photo dates from the mid 1880s, given the "maturity" of the bicycle design and the pre-Dunlop tires? On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Ron Mc wrote: > they look pretty stylish to me > > -- > You received this

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[RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

Way cool! Now that's what real bicycling is all about. Fixed gear riding up and down mountain passes, coasting with their feet on the fork pegs and using a front wheel spoon brake to control their speed. Mind blown! Thanks for sharing, JohnS On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 11:44:15 PM UTC-5,

[RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

I looked again at the picture in full screen mode and noticed the year, 1898 is at the top. Something else that I didn't notice at first is that the two guys on the left have their feet on their pedals and are leaning against each other to stay up, try that at your next group photo. Also love

[RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

>First thing is chubbier tires! Wow! Dear Doug, Those aren't even pneumatic tires. A modern medium-width tire (something like a 42-584) would change the experience pretty profoundly.. Cheers, Will William M. deRosset Fort Collins, CO On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 10:36:07 PM UTC-7, dougP

Re: [RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

And some air! Those are obviously solid tires. (Sorry, "tyres.") On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 10:36 PM, dougP wrote: > First thing is chubbier tires! Wow! > > dougP > > > On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 8:44:15 PM UTC-8, dstein wrote: >> >> http://imgur.com/TD5zst4 >> >>

[RBW] Re: Somebody get these guys some Sackvilles

First thing is chubbier tires! Wow! dougP On Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 8:44:15 PM UTC-8, dstein wrote: > > http://imgur.com/TD5zst4 > > Shamelessly stollen from reddit.com/r/bicycletouring > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch"