Forgotten Bicycle Technology

From my bmx days the acs z zim. When I got mine I bent the hell out of them on purpose waiting for them to miraculously flex back true. The result - bent rims. Put them in the freezer, the result - cold bent rims and an angry mum:

Scroll down to see how they were marketed

http://www.23mag.com/com/acs/acs.htm

Lying cnuts.

what THE FUCK is that about? it's the most retarded thing i've seen today.

You'd be amazed http://www.bikeforest.com/#

Gripshifts aren't quite forgotten yet:

i don't get what bit of this is forgotten, i might be wrong but it looks like every component of this is still in production today.

The Wheelie Bar And Obree

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B&T Manx brakes made in England 1947. [URL="http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n158/forgerdes/?action=view&current=BTManx1.jpg"][/URL]

i don't get what bit of this is forgotten, i might be wrong but it looks like every component of this is still in production today.

i heard some freaks even still ride them...

B&T Manx brakes made in England 1947.

Once again the Manx get there first.


http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/b&t-manx-brakes.html

maglights? them wheels that used to look like aerospokes or something? a guy in london fields came up to me and asked if my front wheel was one but i had no clue what he was on about, anyone got a photo of one?

i don't get what bit of this is forgotten, i might be wrong but it looks like every component of this is still in production today.

Yup - Pinarello amongs others are copying the wavy chainstays.

The Wheelie Bar And Obree

How is Obree forgotten? There was a movie about him made only a couple of years ago and he's still racing and he's a fucking legend.

maglights? them wheels that used to look like aerospokes or something? a guy in london fields came up to me and asked if my front wheel was one but i had no clue what he was on about, anyone got a photo of one?

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How is Obree forgotten? There was a movie about him made only a couple of years ago and he's still racing and he's a fucking legend.

And he will remain that way forever and ever. No-one will ever be allowed to forget him.

Once again the Manx get there first.


http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/b&t-manx-brakes.html

They did a lever with a lock as well. Drummond bikes in London have got a pair.

Don't forget Resilions the first cantilever brake..

i heard some freaks even still ride them...

:-) butter wouldn't melt....

Pedalling backwards to go up hill?

Still technically possible on fixed though.

Remember reading about this guy who did the London to Paris, or something, on one of these a couple of years ago. Would have loved to have seen him spinning up the climbs.

Remember reading about this guy who did the London to Paris, or something, on one of these a couple of years ago. Would have loved to have seen him spinning up the climbs.

see post number 190 in this thread

From my bmx days the acs z zim. When I got mine I bent the hell out of them on purpose waiting for them to miraculously flex back true. The result - bent rims. Put them in the freezer, the result - cold bent rims and an angry mum:

Scroll down to see how they were marketed

http://www.23mag.com/com/acs/acs.htm

Lying cnuts.

I had ACS z wheels on my Burner. You needed special brake pads too. The wheels were tough and light - much more so than the standard crap which I had quickly destroyed. But then I didn't deliberately bend the hell out of mine ;-)

My mum gave my z-wheel equipped Burner to the kid next door some years ago. I was not pleased.

Weren't mag-lites a seven spoke version of the Skyway Tuff? Were they magnesium alloy rather than nylon?

My local hardware store sells these.

And also these to scare peds

see post number 190 in this thread

Drew Buck rode one of those 1220km over 4 days in the Paris Brest Paris a couple of years back.

Failing to read full thread fail!

Still a legend though.

maglights? them wheels that used to look like aerospokes or something? a guy in london fields came up to me and asked if my front wheel was one but i had no clue what he was on about, anyone got a photo of one?

Check out BMx museum. many different mag wheels.

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My local hardware store sells these.

nice!!
modify one of these if you have a nine speed block