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Tag Archives: Sturmey-Archer
Rough roller: 1964 Schwinn Corvette returned to service
Economically, you can consider the Schwinn’s new seat post to be the first of several mistakes. Because there’s no way it makes any sense to return this bike to the road. Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Other bicycles
Tagged Bike Peoria, Erik Reader, Illinois Cycle, Schwinn Corvette, SRAM Automatix, Sturmey-Archer
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Mountain bikes are old. And celebrated
I remember looking at an early $750 Specialized mountain bike and wondering whether we’d ever sell it. Continue reading
Posted in History, Weekly Linker
Tagged bicycle messenger, Citibike, Mountain bike, Sturmey-Archer
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SRAM announces two-speed hub for folders
If you think about derailleur-equipped bicycles, the past 20 years have been notable for many things, the least of which is the addition of cogs to the rear end of the bicycle. Drivetrains have grown from freewheels with five and … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, News
Tagged Bendix, NuVinci, SRAM, Sturmey-Archer, Torpedo Automatic, two-speed hub
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Remembering a two-speed bicycling past
In retrospect, I can see that each of the first few bicycles I owned represented yet another step toward the pinnacle of bicycledom, the Motobecane Team Champion. The very first machine was a dark-blue, solid-tired convertible (removable top tube). The … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, History, Other bicycles
Tagged Bendix, kickback, Motobecane, SC2, Schwinn, solid tire, Sturmey-Archer, Thoreau, two-speed hub
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