Originally Posted by Walter
Based mostly on stuff I've read TTing in GB with fixed gears and Sturmey-Archer internal geared 3 speeds used to be common. This would be pre-WWII through the 50s or so, I guess. Something about mass-start races being illegal on public roads. Have no ideas if they still fixed gear TT there though I'm pretty sure they don't use the S-As for that anymore. Kinda shame in some ways b/c now with Nexus hubs you could put together a pretty sharp roadie
iirc it wasn't just mass starts that were illegal, riding side by side was also illegal. that's why the UK is known mainly for TT's.
the racing scene is full of colorless TT riders, or nutters like Obree.
