50 Years Ago: May 1974 in Bicycling! magazine
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50 Years Ago: May 1974 in Bicycling! magazine
Articles/columns included are:
LETTERS
QUESTION MAN
"A Look at the World's Paced Speed Record Bicycle"
"New! From the New York Cycle Show"
The following articles from this issue were posted previously:
ROAD TEST - MOTOBECANE Grand Jubile (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...nd-jubile.html)
Let me know if you'd like to see something else listed in the ToC and I'll add it in a reply to this post or provide a link to a pdf.
LETTERS
QUESTION MAN
"A Look at the World's Paced Speed Record Bicycle"
"New! From the New York Cycle Show"
The following articles from this issue were posted previously:
ROAD TEST - MOTOBECANE Grand Jubile (https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...nd-jubile.html)
Let me know if you'd like to see something else listed in the ToC and I'll add it in a reply to this post or provide a link to a pdf.
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I like in the one letter his son worried about a bike getting hit on a rear rack and only using a roof rack.
I'd venture more bikes get damaged from low clearance on a roof rack than rear ended on a hitch mount.
I'd venture more bikes get damaged from low clearance on a roof rack than rear ended on a hitch mount.
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"Cyclomuting" (on the cover) sounds like putting a bike on mute. I do like a quiet bike, sign me up!
I was alarmed to read the Teledyne track frame weighs 11-1/2 lb. Strange, when their road frames weighed more like 3-1/2 lb. Must be very stiff!
I was alarmed to read the Teledyne track frame weighs 11-1/2 lb. Strange, when their road frames weighed more like 3-1/2 lb. Must be very stiff!
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Could we see the article(s) on track racing, by Owen Mulholland?
His articles were typically some of the better material in this era of Bicycling.
thanks!
Steve in Peoria
His articles were typically some of the better material in this era of Bicycling.
thanks!
Steve in Peoria
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Wow, fat tires on fast bikes, titanium parts, disc brakes, all back in 1974. What's old is new again, LOL!
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Track Racing (Mulholland)
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Kissena has quite the storied history but it clearly isn't the track of 50 years ago. Probably the best thing going for it is the Jrs program which is top notch and would have matched the Jrs racing from this publication's time. There's still some decent racing though attendance can be quite spotty, and the track itself is in rough shape. Should be completely resurfaced and flattened but NYC is too cheap to bother doing so. They've got chariot races there this Sat, if the new bike shows I'll possibly attend but I'm looking for something more intensive.
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It was repaved about 3 years ago IIRC. I'm sure weeds are poking through again by now. I heard they were going to build bathrooms there, but I haven't been by in a while. It sure was nice 60 years ago, fresh for the Olympics.
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Thanks for posting this. I remember having this very issue many many years ago!
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It wasn't a repave, they filled the cracks with some tar like stuff, replaced a small section on turn 3 and coated it. I was one of the people who cut the grass back to the wooden inner shoulder where the pavement starts. It made it look better and did make turn 3 a bit better, but it didn't do a lot to the track overall. Mostly just nice it isn't being completely neglected. And that wasn't NYC that had that done, my understanding there is that it was a dedicated group who raised the funding and paid to have it done, that part didn't involve me, just track prep.
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neat stuff. Thanks for posting.
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Paced Speed Record Bicycle
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