The past...
"Michael R N Dolbear" wrote:
Tom Anderson wrote
Cyclists back then must have been made of cast iron. Nobody had
anything
more advanced than a Sturmey-Archer three-speed [1], and yet they
still
tackled open roads, hills, whatever. Makes my 27-speed setup seem a
bit
wimpish really.
Belay that! In part two, they have to get off and push up a hill!
[1] Some, of course, would deny that any such thing exists.
Surely even those who incline that way would regard a Sturmey-Archer
four-speed as more advanced ?
More advanced, yes, but not in keeping with tradition. ;-)
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