So it dawned on me the other day, that I know the basics of what a path racer is, but I REALLY don't know exactly what it is.

What I do know is it was a versatile bike that you could ride on the track and then head home with. That's about it.

I have a frame that look like it has fender eyelets and is drilled for brakes on both the front and back. There is also some weird hole on the underside that looks like it could be for a cable.

So what I don't know is that what made them so different from traditional track frames. I mean the geometery seems the same. It has track ends on the rear stays.

Did they have multiple speeds, like the ASC hub that Sturmey Archer made or flip flop rear wheels.

The more you can educate me on what the differences were and the history of the path racer, would be amazing. Thanks.