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Post by desertbikes on Nov 12, 2018 21:13:40 GMT -7
A British overview of bicycle evolution since the Victorian era. Near the end there's a bit about Pashley handmade bicycles in the UK. Their lineup contrasts the difference between how Americans & Europeans view bikes. In general, necessity vs pleasure. Also note the use of in-hub gearing & front drum brakes. Check out the Pashley Morgan below too. The ultimate "gravel" bike.  |
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Post by lurker on Nov 12, 2018 22:02:16 GMT -7
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Post by fatdaddy61 on Nov 13, 2018 8:39:02 GMT -7
Its a hole different thing over there, like to kmow more about the front drum brake. must be heavy i think
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Post by fatdaddy61 on Nov 13, 2018 9:24:44 GMT -7
wonder how the drop bars got so popular. hardly see em here
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Post by lurker on Nov 13, 2018 11:06:29 GMT -7
while i very much liked the video, i expect it could have been much longer and covered more ground. their treatment of the subject seems to have stopped about WW1.
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Post by desertbikes on Nov 13, 2018 11:43:13 GMT -7
Yeah 27 min aint much time. They hardly changed at all between wars & into the late '40s, other than production methods. Army Air Corp B-17 bases in England had scads of the things. I've seen quite a few examples in Air Museums. They all have that double grip front brake with the vertical rods actuating a caliper. A couple had the Sturmey rear hub.They are little changed even today. I think all had a Brooks saddle although most were probably not period. To this day the 2 big UK bike mfgs still hold two philosophies that I appreciate - "If it aint broke, don't fix it" & "KISS, Keep it simple stupid". Not that I'm good at either of those things 
BTW I updated the link for the 1945, How a bicycle is made, video. Still amazed that every single component was done in-house.
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Post by desertbikes on Nov 13, 2018 11:44:51 GMT -7
wonder how the drop bars got so popular. hardly see em here Yeah I really don't get that. I have seen photo of drop bar bikes but most are back east/NE. |
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A bit warm. yes. Had to do another 2100 mile round trip on short notice. My back was/is in a real bad way & came home to a dead AC unit. Other than that its been just peachy! 
It's interfering with my bike & shooting time