Originally Posted by
Bandera
Thanks, but not really it was just SOP for club riders to strip off the derail drive train and convert to FG for winter base miles "back when".
My 1st coach who had raced on the board tracks pre-WWI continued to ride FG into his '80's with style, that was impressive and he was inspiring.
-Bandera
Do you remember/ever have contact with John Allis? (1968 Olympic Pursuit team at Mexico City and raced road in Europe ~1970.) He was the guru of bike racing around Boston in the '70s. Huge proponent and example of winter fix gear riding. Might still be doing it.
Bandera, I met the first woman National Champion (1937) at a bike show in Seattle in the '90s. She had a booth with photos and her bike, custom built by her dad, a retired pro. She gave me a postcard of her on her bike between the two men's champions, all balancing, her arms on their shoulders. That bike fit her! Obvious in the photo, obvious seeing her next to it.
Ben