Originally Posted by
lee kenney
Legends , of the wooden track , Vancouver B.C. had a old track , outdoor . That was where I heard of it . Suntour Superbe Pro 's had a model that if you messed up a cone or race you could convert to sealed cartridge bearngs . Practical !
Yes, folks did similar things on the east coast.
Bicycle racing, like most sports, is loaded with superstition and voodoo practices. We could start a new thread detailing the various useless and/or counterproductive thins that folks have done to make bikes faster over the years. Many of these come into and out of vogue every 20-25 years or so.