Steve Kish
Senior Retro Guru
In 1984, the Olympic 100K Team Time Trial in Los Angeles was won by Italy and the riders used something new. They each had a waistband that was linked to their stems by a flexible wire and AFAICR, the claim was that this helped them use slightly larger gears more efficiently.
Anyone remember anything about this? FWIW, I don't believe that there was a flood of these being sold in UK shops after then.
Anyone remember anything about this? FWIW, I don't believe that there was a flood of these being sold in UK shops after then.