epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
I thought this might interest a few of you.
It's well known that the USA invented everything including the mountainbike, but here's an article from 1930 by a guy (quite famous) who invented a bike for riding on the mountain paths in the Alps.
Let's see:
26" wheels ✔︎
2" tyres ✔︎
Alloy rims ✔︎
Cantilever brakes ✔︎ (he was the inventor of cantis)
That about covers it
So why didn't it take off?
Unfortunately he dropped dead shortly after that article.
Just think - we could have had retro mtbs from the 1930s.
BTW - his chain is not deranged, that's deliberate. It's what's called a floating chain and avoids the need for a derailleur.
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It's well known that the USA invented everything including the mountainbike, but here's an article from 1930 by a guy (quite famous) who invented a bike for riding on the mountain paths in the Alps.
Let's see:
26" wheels ✔︎
2" tyres ✔︎
Alloy rims ✔︎
Cantilever brakes ✔︎ (he was the inventor of cantis)
That about covers it
So why didn't it take off?
Unfortunately he dropped dead shortly after that article.
Just think - we could have had retro mtbs from the 1930s.
BTW - his chain is not deranged, that's deliberate. It's what's called a floating chain and avoids the need for a derailleur.
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