Most of the people here won't likely remember any of this ... they weren't born yet when these things occurred!!
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Kai Winters
2. The first time I came to a stop sign and forgot to loosen my toe strap and fell over flopping like a fish while trying to get loose…LOL.
This is why I rode with my right toe strap loosened off, and probably why I ride with a platform pedal for my right foot now.
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Kai Winters
3. When a bike computer was a simple mileage counter attached to your fork blade at the tip and only looked at at the end of the ride.
You should have seen some of my computers ... one had a disc attached to the hub and then a device would pick up a sensor on the disc on every turn. The actual computer monitor was about the size of my hand.
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Kai Winters
7. Rebuilding your hubs, headset and bottom bracket every winter. This meant dis-assembling everything and tossing the ball bearings for new ones. Finding polished ball bearings at a machine shop was like a Christmas present compared to some of the poor quality bearings at the local shops. You could really feel the improved smoothness.
My father did this to all our bicycles.
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Kai Winters
8. Adjusting your headset after a race or ride on rough road surfaces…loving the indentation in your brand freaking new headset after hitting the hole the guy in front did not point at…hopefully your wheel was straight so the puck is centered rather than off a bit causing you to fight it until repaired or more usually replaced.
One of my older bicycles has that indentation ... fortunately it is centered.
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Kai Winters
10. When Bianchi’s only came in one color, “Celeste”.
Bianchi has more colors??
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Kai Winters
11. Arguing whether “click shifting” would be a fad…LOL…this was one of the best arguments of all. Friction shifters were the norm though “Grip Shift”…SRAM…was entering the market.
I'm still debating about returning to friction shifting.
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Kai Winters
17. Step in pedals…wow ! They were expensive but a huge improvement over toe clips and straps.
I don't know ... I went there, and then I went back.
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Kai Winters
18. Eating real food during a road race rather than today’s, much improved variety of performance food and drink. A banana or two, Fig Newtons, grapes, etc. were the norm. Some would use a bottle of defizzed coke for the last 15/20 minutes of a crit. Supposedly the caffeine would be an extra boost. Tried it but it did not seem to work for me.
Eating real food is still the best way to go. I did the processed food thing (energy bars) for a few years ... and then went back to real food. Much better. And isn't defizzed coke still a standard? I've got half a 2 litre bottle sitting beside me ready for cycling use. It's the sugar that gives the boost.