Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Frank Krygowski Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: 1972 Legnano in the news Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 22:18:33 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: frkrygow@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:18:34 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="465125ed2552e153c38bbb329bd77af4"; logging-data="3640395"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+ujhCTkLj2OzIIjsFqJyxc8AHTy+6u6i4=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:8pYF/cGoalJNsPScLkprYTX8HSc= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 1892 On 11/8/2024 8:49 PM, AMuzi wrote: > Check the photos here: > > https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14061289/Emmy-award- > winner-1970s-sitcom-unrecognizable-77-bikes-LA.html Whoa! Exposed cables! Down tube friction shifting! Center pull brakes! 36 spoke wheels! Full sized frame pump! And she's not in a "protected" bike lane! Is it even possible to ride that way? ;-) "She adhered to safety regulations by having a black helmet on, wore pink trainers and had a red jacket tied around her waist" is nonsense. There is no helmet regulation that applies to her. And the jacket around her waist is not a particularly good idea, although it's at least better than tying it around the handlebars. I know a guy who did that and had a sleeve dangle into his front wheel. His next couple seconds were far from fun. -- - Frank Krygowski