Interesting cycling video from 1973
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FrankCrank
Old layabout
You beat me to it. Showed up on my recommended the other day, and was about to post it here. Amazing slice of that biking era
raleighnut
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Aye I remember the days when every major factory had covered racks for hundreds of bikes. My Dad worked at English Electric* in Whetstone and there were covered racks for over a thousand bikes inside the compound with security on the gates.
* Later to become GEC and they made allsorts from electronic valves to jet fighters and power station generators. We went there a couple of times to a 'works' fete held over the road on the cricket/sports field over the road behind the massive car park, big housing estate nowadays.
* Later to become GEC and they made allsorts from electronic valves to jet fighters and power station generators. We went there a couple of times to a 'works' fete held over the road on the cricket/sports field over the road behind the massive car park, big housing estate nowadays.
Toshiba Boy
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- By the beach, West Zummerzet
In the 70's, at our Comprehensive School in Coventry, more than half of the c1,500 lads cycled to school (including me, of course), the covered bike racks were huge. The vast majority of others walked or got the bus. I vaguely recall one or two being dropped off by car.
All the car factories in the city, and the large Massey Ferguson factory next to the school, had equally full large bike racks.
All the car factories in the city, and the large Massey Ferguson factory next to the school, had equally full large bike racks.
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Espresso vecchio
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And here is an interesting short video about an early e-bike in 1985. The continuously variable gearing on the front wheel motor is especially ingenious.
View: https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/1985-tomorrows-world-electric-bicycle/1625594087581595/
View: https://www.facebook.com/BBCArchive/videos/1985-tomorrows-world-electric-bicycle/1625594087581595/
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classic33
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Not really relevant to the thread title, is it?
pawl
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- Desford Leicestershire
Brush in. Loughborough had tremendous number of employees cycling to work
At the time Loughborough had several hosiery factories.Most had covered cycle racks
Alex321
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- South Wales
More relevant than many posts in some threads.
EckyH
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- Nottuln, North Rhine-Westphalia
"The fuel for this is a medium sized plate of bangers and mash! And god help us: I hope that's go to be available for a bit longer."
One of those plastics hats were very useful for me: the right crank arm broke while I was in the acceleration phase (standing on the pedals) and I hit the ground. The hat was broken and I've got a concussion. I don't want to imagine what would have happened without the helmet.
Otoh: If I didn't have tried (grammar?) to accelerate standing on the pedals, the accident possibly wouldn't have happened.
For the record: Alex Moulton looks really well dressed on his bicycle. Without a helmet.
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rogerzilla
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Unforunately (for utility cycling) society has changed. Jobs are less secure, more women work (usually in different places to their husbands/partners), and this means longer commutes. Plus, never underestimate the laziness of people.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
That's why you do your BESTCOPA before riding each day.
If you're relying on a bonce potty you've prepared to fail.
Banner Lane, I assume? I've never been there but have spent a lot of my life driving and working with their products.
The first thing I ever drove was a knackered 1958 MF 65 when I was about 6.
Ming the Merciless
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