Handy tips from the 30's
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Cycling Tips 1936
Cycling Tips 1936
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Re: Cycling Tips 1936
ha ha clearly Nibali has been watching....
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Re: Cycling Tips 1936
incidentally the lady in the film had a left side front brake, (her only brake). I've not seen that too often, I wonder how common it was? I wonder if the idea was that if you have only one brake you should have it on the left, so that you can still use it whilst signalling?
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Re: Cycling Tips 1936
Regarding the brake on the left of the bike, I heard that the reason that most bikes have the rear brake on the left in the UK is so that you have more control over the bike when signalling to turn right - the assumption being that the rear brake gives more control. In countries where traffic is on the right hand side of the road, the brakes are the other way round (apparently).
What surprised me about the clip was the shallow angle that she crossed those tram tracks.
What surprised me about the clip was the shallow angle that she crossed those tram tracks.
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Long experience with tramlines, I'd guess.
Looks as if she's on a fixie.
Looks as if she's on a fixie.
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Evelyn 'Hamilton', did 10,000 miles in 100 days back in the 30s, lived to the ripe old age of 99
She also rode one of the very first recumbants in an old Pathe film
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/new-c ... nto-comedy
Courtesy of British Lightweights
She also rode one of the very first recumbants in an old Pathe film
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/new-c ... nto-comedy
Courtesy of British Lightweights
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My front brake is on the left also. nice video.
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The fat commuter wrote: I heard that the reason that most bikes have the rear brake on the left in the UK is so that you have more control over the bike when signalling to turn right - the assumption being that the rear brake gives more control.
I have the front brake on the left because I feel the front wheel is more under control when braking than the rear - and not only when signalling right. The right arm is the one I use to indicate gratitude (and occasional displeasure) towards fellow road users, which means the left hand is most often near the brake.
Perhaps there's something a bit deeper about it. We pass on the left because it is easier to defend an attack from the right, and we like to have the right arm free to reach for the sword - or a hand to fend off a close pass.
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Sign of the times .Passing an ambling car.........
She was only overtaking a vehicle.Shooting out
Edit Just noticed. However did she reach that brake lever??
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MikeF wrote:However did she reach that brake lever??
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