Riding Tips For Classic Antique Bicycles

[bulldog1935]

...I am a fan of the many bicycle and trailer sound systems that feature at some cycling events however, there's nothing like seeing hundreds of people "dancing" whilst riding. Try it, it's great fun.
I often sing, or hum too when I'm out in the middle of nowhere. Sadly I can't whistle.

count a half like - I too hate headphones, but even worse is OP's boom box coming down the greenway.

All I want to hear is the whoosh of my tires (nutso stickler for No bike noise) - maybe a hawk chirping.

 

[Duchess]

All I want to hear is the whoosh of my tires (nutso stickler for No bike noise) - maybe a hawk chirping.

That's why I love the nearly silent hub on my USAAF bike. Allows you to see more wildlife, too. I'll probably end up tackled by a surprised deer.

 

[cyclingday]

Silence is golden!
I always loved the sound of a few hundred Campagnolo Super Record equipped bikes rolling through the countryside.
These new Carbon Fiber Freehub equipped bikes are so noisy.
You can hear them coming from a few blocks away.
I'm not sure why they were designed to be so noisy.
I guess it's the same loud pipes save lives mentality the Harley guys have.
I was always more of a BMW type guy.
Don't worry about hearing me coming, because I've got my eyes on you, and I know what you're going to do before you do. Lol!

 

[hoofhearted]

We still see the Warning today .... ~ Don't Text and Ride ~

But ........

 

[hoofhearted]

And ... perhaps a bit off topic ... A few CABE .PMers wanted to know
the source of the foto ... and ''how 'bout a closeup of the bike?''

I can delete ............

....... patric

EBAY circa 2013

Manipulated with paint.net

 

[vincev]

Always lock and keep an eye on your bike.I have actually brought my bike into a restaurant.lol

 

[tripple3]

Just include a tip for us riders please.
Today the end of the ride was almost windy enough to stop you from pedaling.
So I made sure my wrists were straight and leaned on my core muscles and pedaled into it taking pics of my buddy Mike on old and slow Goodyear G3s.
I don't ride old tires; My Elgin tires are more than 5 years old and have replacements; waiting for a flat sounds pretty stupid.
pics:
Here's a rider that is Fast!

If your riding where the sand is blowing you need to keep your mouth closed.

 

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Another bad idea. Not to ride a classic bike [emoji605] all baked.


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[bulldog1935]

I'm one of them - what I love about my modern spiked platform pedals is you can move your foot around on them and center under your arch. This allows you to wear very lightweight shoes without shanks, and the spikes make them stick like velcro. These are on 3 of my 4 bikes, and I wear super-lightweight Merrells. They're also so freakishly thin, have to drop the saddle by a quarter-inch, and also provide amazing cornering clearance....
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btw, if anybody liked my spiked platform pedals, the Canadians are trying to get the word out right now - probably trying to make us all junkies - but this is a really great sale - apparently they're machining these with your order.
https://www.blackspire.com/product/robusto-pedal/
those are Canadian dollars - with shipping added, $53 US
they have some good chain guard and handlebar buys, too

 

[bulldog1935]

Just include a tip for us riders please.
Today the end of the ride was almost windy enough to stop you from pedaling.
So I made sure my wrists were straight and leaned on my core muscles and pedaled into it taking pics of my buddy Mike on old and slow Goodyear G3s.
I don't ride old tires; My Elgin tires are more than 5 years old and have replacements; waiting for a flat sounds pretty stupid.
pics:
Here's a rider that is Fast!
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Here's something similar I did on my upright bars. I added this bar extension with MTB ends over winter when I had the bike on mag trainer duty, to give me different riding positions and let me use more more muscle groups - just trying to keep the metabolism up with cold, wet weeks we were having. Wrapped the bare bar for palm rest and more grip spots. But after I got it on the road this spring, absolutely loved it, and don't know how I lived without it. Knocked out a quick 25 mi this morning with a strong south wind (18 kts). Couldn't believe how fast I was going into the headwind.