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I'd be interested in reading Bicycling's take on "Choosing Bicycle Tires," and "Made it Myself." As always, thanks for posting these issues. Always fun and interesting to read.
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Wow, Bicycling was a really good magazine once upon a time. Thanks again for posting all the scans.
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Isn't that Wanda Omelian on the cover? Was the Master Builder article about her?
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Originally Posted by SpeedofLite
(Post 23180464)
... and why don't I remember hearing about this? My recollection of indexed shifting was that the Shimano Positron was the first commercially successful indexed derailleur, and that was a few years earlier. It placed the indexing mechanism in the derailleur itself. Was this Bridgestone device a variation on that, or were they indexing at the lever? Digging through my stuff, I see that a 1980 Bike Warehouse catalog had Shimano Uniglide hubs and cassettes, so the foundation for indexed shifting was there. My copy of The Dancing Chain says that Shimano didn't introduce indexed shifting until 1985 (see page 260). So what the heck was Bridgestone doing with "click shifting" back in '79? Maybe it was just a noisy version of friction shifting? ;) .. and do I need to ask Grant P. to see if he remembers? Steve in Peoria (happy to have an excuse to dig out The Dancing Chain and browse through it) |
Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
(Post 23181040)
I'd be interested in reading Bicycling's take on "Choosing Bicycle Tires," and "Made it Myself." As always, thanks for posting these issues. Always fun and interesting to read.
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Originally Posted by ascherer
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Isn't that Wanda Omelian on the cover? Was the Master Builder article about her?
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Originally Posted by SpeedofLite
(Post 23181433)
Nope, Lucille Redmann. See below.
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I remember that issue and a few years after this article, I worked at a Schwinn dealer and then learned that the Paramounts frames were made by women. I also learned that most of the wheelbuilders were women as well. And that they were fast at getting the spokes into the alternate holes of the hub. When you do that all day everyday you get pretty good at it. They would laugh at me building a wheel.
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The Frostline kits!
Here's one of the pannier. Think to yet have my framed backpack. Also have stashed somewhere the similar student hosteling program full biking kit + day backpack. Shortly later really stepped up to some new company and splurged for them fancy baggy Cannondale kit for trip along the eastern US. Ooooooh... haha. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3f931c4ff3.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2ab246e184.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...86e14e1996.jpg |
Interested in the Touring in Hawaii article if you don't mind.
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Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
(Post 23181282)
That Bridgestone ad, featuring "Synchro Memory Shift" with click shifting and both levers on the right side of the down tube... what the heck was up with that?
... and why don't I remember hearing about this? My recollection of indexed shifting was that the Shimano Positron was the first commercially successful indexed derailleur, and that was a few years earlier. It placed the indexing mechanism in the derailleur itself. Was this Bridgestone device a variation on that, or were they indexing at the lever? Digging through my stuff, I see that a 1980 Bike Warehouse catalog had Shimano Uniglide hubs and cassettes, so the foundation for indexed shifting was there. My copy of The Dancing Chain says that Shimano didn't introduce indexed shifting until 1985 (see page 260). So what the heck was Bridgestone doing with "click shifting" back in '79? Maybe it was just a noisy version of friction shifting? ;) .. and do I need to ask Grant P. to see if he remembers? Steve in Peoria (happy to have an excuse to dig out The Dancing Chain and browse through it) |
Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
(Post 23181282)
So what the heck was Bridgestone doing with "click shifting" back in '79?
Maybe it was just a noisy version of friction shifting? ;) .. and do I need to ask Grant P. to see if he remembers? Steve in Peoria (happy to have an excuse to dig out The Dancing Chain and browse through it)
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thanks Trakhak for that BS article. That one got by me. I'd never heard of it before now.
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Originally Posted by billytwosheds
(Post 23181893)
Interested in the Touring in Hawaii article if you don't mind.
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Originally Posted by Trakhak
(Post 23181968)
Here's an article about Bridgestone Synchro Memory Shift from the Disraeli Gears website.
That's a much better design than I expected... although it seems to be a less elegant than the earlier Positron. I wonder why Bridgestone thought they could solve this technical problem themselves (with the help of SunTour)? Either they had too much cash laying around or someone really sold the idea to management. Steve in Peoria |
Originally Posted by Jeff Wills
(Post 23182178)
As above, there were lots of attempts at index shifting, some dating back to the turn of the century. Shimano’s SIS combined several enhancements that made it successful:
It wasn’t one big thing… just a bunch of little things that Shimano insisted on that created their steamroller in the ‘80’s. It's the latest thing! |
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