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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby JustJames » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:04 pm
Two hundred or so years of development, and look, we're right back where we started!
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby Mulger bill » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:13 pm
But think of the benefits, disc brakes and no ar5e splinters Of course, if things go pear shaped on the edge of Dead Mans Creek, there's no bailing before the splash...JustJames wrote:Two hundred or so years of development, and look, we're right back where we started!
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby ironhanglider » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:47 pm
Err I think you are referring to the 1955 300 SLR. They raced at a time when average speed of the cars was practically limited by how fast they could stop. The rear canopy behind the cockpit would be lifted up as an air brake when the driver put his foot on the pedal causing both visual and aerodynamic interference to cars following closely. This made them unpopular with other drivers, the Mercedes response was apparently 'If you don't like it, either overtake or fall back'. Falling back is unthinkable for a racing driver and overtaking was impossible because they had fantastic engines, this is why they were the most successful racing car of all time.PA wrote: This is why cars like this Mercedes were banned from Grand Prix racing.
They were withdrawn from racing during the 1956 Le Mans race, when one of the cars crashed and flipped up into the grandstand killing 90 something people. (at that time the Mercedes driven by Moss/Fangio was in the lead by two laps from the next one). This crash caused a drastic re-think in the design of race tracks.
Their withdrawal from racing had nothing to do with their success. The next car to dominate the racing scene was the no less streamlined D type Jaguar, with disc brakes.
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby ldrcycles » Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:04 am
Seriously what on earth is going on there?
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby Cruiserman » Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:55 pm
Campagnolo aero drink bottle from the 80's, I had one on my custom Spokesman but the bottle eventually disintegrated from sitting about too long. Last year my son sourced a NOS one which resides in the shed in original box. The handle made it comfortable and easy to use as the shape was not really conducive to a firm grip when having some refreshment. Ill stick a piccy up one day.fuji shogun wrote:whats with the dolphin torch/dustbuster drink bottle?HLC wrote:Wrong. This is amazing.fatherofmany wrote:
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby ldrcycles » Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:17 pm
That's not ugly, that's fantastic!Marto wrote:Home-made cargo bike!
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby greyhoundtom » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:21 am
But the forks are the wrong way round ................on purpose?ldrcycles wrote:That's not ugly, that's fantastic!Marto wrote:Home-made cargo bike!
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby jasonc » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:48 am
needs to upgraded to discs?greyhoundtom wrote:But the forks are the wrong way round ................on purpose?ldrcycles wrote:That's not ugly, that's fantastic!Marto wrote:Home-made cargo bike!
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby JustJames » Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:09 am
Sidestand seems redundant.Marto wrote:Home-made cargo bike!
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby Kenzo » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:39 pm
this could have been a very nice looking bike...
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