Who rode a gas-pipe bike in the 70s?

[Woz]

 

[bikeworkshop]

Any bike is a great thing if its working ok.

Physically superior to walking
Economically superior to driving
Environmentally superior to public transport.

 

[bikeworkshop]

1978, My red carlton 5 speed like this
i used to lock up next to a friend's raleigh Europa 10
- that double cotterless chainset and front derailleur, and the graphic design looked so futuristic, it made mine look like a piece of junk!

 

[Freeman]

My personal definition for a low-end or gas-pipe bike, is that it can not have lugged construction, the tubes have to be joined together only by weld or braze material. Any lugged frame is a big step up from that sort of construction.

 

[Y282]

I have a real soft spot for anything old with non cast dropouts, plate steel seatstay/chainstay bridges, etc that’s survived this long.

I’ve said it before but we should have a botm category for super cheap/unexceptional bikes one month.

 

[bagpuss]

^^^
I am just heading off to my local recycling centre , bound to find a basic mtb
I don't see many sports bikes anymore.
15 years ago I would often come home with one .

 

[bagpuss]

Wondering if anyone has anyone actually built a frame out copper gas pipe tubes.
Left un painted it would look quite something.

 

[bikeworkshop]

My personal definition for a low-end or gas-pipe bike, is that it can not have lugged construction, the tubes have to be joined together only by weld or braze material. Any lugged frame is a big step up from that sort of construction.

Almost all frames were lugged before Welded Frame Construction mass-production in the 80s-90s.

Any non-lugged frame much earlier than that in the uk would probably be something special.

 

[pigman]

Wondering if anyone has anyone actually built a frame out copper gas pipe tubes.
Left un painted it would look quite something.

Would be very bendy at best, foldable at worst

 

[pigman]

My personal definition for a low-end or gas-pipe bike, is that it can not have lugged construction, the tubes have to be joined together only by weld or braze material. Any lugged frame is a big step up from that sort of construction.

Not sure I remember any low-rent bikes of lugless construction growing up as a child. Some Peugeots maybe. I would have thought lugless was one step up as the tubes have to be more accurately mitred. Lugging easily hides poor mitring and therefore is more conducive to the quickest and cheapest manufacturing