Originally Posted by
mwchandler21
Devil's Advocate: They didn't have 20 speed bikes that weighed 14 lbs in the 1930 and baseball fields have been steadily shrinking over the past 80 years. You have to account somewhat for those changes too, but overall PEDs have definitely made it impossible to know what is possible with todays technology which really sucks for anyone who actually is clean.
Until 1937 it was 2 speed bikes, and quite possibly fixies. A huge difference. I do no tremember the year, but one huge advance was a rider who welded or braises on pegs, like there are on motorcycles, be would rest his feet on the pegs when decending, instead of having to have his legs still circle with the pedals on decents. Huge advantage at the time.