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Tom Kunich <
cyclintom@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 10:18:47 AM UTC-7, Roger Meriman wrote:
>> Tom Kunich <
cycl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 7:48:55 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
>>>> On 9/29/2023 9:23 AM, Tom Kunich wrote:
>>>>> On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 8:06:20 PM UTC-7, Mark Shroyer wrote:
>>>>>> I was going to send someone this popular old article about the
>>>>>> introduction of the threadless headset, "Origins: How the AheadSet
>>>>>> threadless headset changed bikes forever":
https://velo.outsideonline.com/news/origins-how-the-aheadset-threadless-headset-
changed-bikes-forever/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But the illustrations that were previously inline with the article are
>>>>>> now missing, possibly lost to some CMS migration or whatever. And
>>>>>> unfortunately there`s no older copy available from the Internet Archive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any chance someone has a not-broken copy of the article they`ve saved as
>>>>>> a PDF or something? Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> The industry has slowly been moving towards simplification of the
>>>>> bicycle much to the dismay of manufacturers. The Aheadset and the
>>>>> standardization and simplification of the bottom brackets and wheel
>>>>> dropout width has done things that should have made bicycles much
>>>>> cheaper. Instead manufacturers have responded with ridiculous things
>>>>> like disc brakes which require special frames and electronic shifting
>>>>> which SRAM was bright enough to make people friendly by
making it totally wireless.
>>>>>
>>>>> The ONLY difference between an Aheadset and a normal threaded headset
>>>>> was the threaded cap which allowed total carbon fiber forks and the
>>>>> integrated handlebar/stem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Other than the idiotic disc brakes which originated to save wear on
>>>>> very expensive carbon wheels, the simplification continues.
>>>>
>>>> "The industry has slowly been moving towards simplification
>>>> of the bicycle"
>>>> After you sort out the Di2 wiring and front changer mounts,
>>>> we can discus the 30 years of no wrenches on my fixie.
>>>> --
>>>> Andrew Muzi
>>>> a...@yellowjersey.org
>>>> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>>>
>>> The Di2 Wiring has now been sorted out on a BB90 bike for two weeks. The
>>> Front derailleur is about to be repaired, hopefully today. Anytime you
>>> w3ant to bring your single speed out here and ride my hill roads you`re
>>> welcome to brag about the simplicity of a single speed.
>>>
>> Historical fixies where used for uk Hill Climb championships simple and
>> easier to get sub 5kg, and even my experience while not good on very steep
>> as so light and fine on single digits climbs becoming less doable once
>> double digits though does depend on the gearing which is easy to change at
>> least.
>>
>> Roger Merriman
> `
> Well, when you have a hill climb that starts on a hill and it goes for
> only a mile single speeds could be said to have an advantage. But that
> isn`t the way it is here with a one mile climb that is followed by a
> descent then another one mile assent with a very fast descent followed by
> a 6 mile climb, a 5 mile descent then another 5 mile ascent with a 12% on
> the top 200 yards followed by a 4 mile descent then a one mile 12% and a
> bike path because the road is so bad that dodging potholes can put you
> into the path of cars driving 50+ mph. Until the destruction of the 6
> mile section by the rains. this was a weekly Tuesday ride.
>
Sounds perfectly doable I used to ride out into the Surrey hills and Leith
Hill I`d probably avoid White down (hits 17% on the bend) but plenty of
roadies avoid it anyway!
I also did my longest ride on same bike a SS road bike 120ish miles down to
the coast and back.
> Single speeds used to be the bike of choice in the San Francisco
> financial district because it was as flat as a pancake. But the Democrats
> destroyed that business and the hundreds of jobs with it so they could
> tax the middle class into the lower class.
>
> Single speeds have their place but not here.
>
Most bikes can do most things, most road bikes can handle a bit of dirt,
for example.
I`m not sure I`d choose a TT bike for example my wee Gravel loop as I
suspect I`d have to nurse it heavily but it probably would manage it, and
probably would be remarkably quick on the road bits!
Roger Merriman
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