Originally Posted by Sprocket Man
Thanks - I guess weight-weenieism wasn't as popular back in the mid 70's.
Not when gas pipes was the most common frame material used, it wasn't. It was a different time then
Originally Posted by Patriot
WHat's kinda scary is someone not knowing any better, may have actually ridden it around like that.
Flipping the fork in reverse, and rotating the drop bars so they are upside down, ends towards the front(higher handle bar height) was a common practice within an ethnic group in my home town
It's still common to see this practice in effect in this day and age.