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Old 08-24-19, 12:41 PM
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So Beryl Burton never rode PBP on a fix gear? (I do not know if she ever rode PBP. If she did, I wouldn't expect to see any record of her drive train choice. Fix gear use for time trials in England at the time was common and not note worthy.)

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Cant' tell much from the photo of her standing behind her bike but her legs look MASSIVE.
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So Beryl Burton never rode PBP on a fix gear? (I do not know if she ever rode PBP. If she did, I wouldn't expect to see any record of her drive train choice. Fix gear use for time trials in England at the time was common and not note worthy.)

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Not finding her in the results for any year: PBP 2015 Time Results She would have crushed it in her prime.
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Nice little write-up from the folks who built her bike.
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