cycling, 1955 style
09-06-07, 07:45 AM
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cycling, 1955 style
think some of you might enjoy this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyz5d3entBw&mode=related&search=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyz5d3entBw&mode=related&search=
09-06-07, 04:23 PM
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That's a great set of videos. I love seeing the English bikes decked out with Brooks saddles and matching bags. Its how bikes should look.
thanks for posting it
thanks for posting it
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think some of you might enjoy this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyz5d3entBw&mode=related&search=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyz5d3entBw&mode=related&search=
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That rocks and not a pair of bibs or spandex to be seen
09-06-07, 10:50 PM
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well actually i'm a racer, and ONLY wear bibs and spandex when i ride! but it's all about the sport, right?
as the narrator says, "...[these cyclists] who rediscover their common humanity in finding countryside, exercise and companionship all in one"... great stuff.
as the narrator says, "...[these cyclists] who rediscover their common humanity in finding countryside, exercise and companionship all in one"... great stuff.
09-06-07, 11:24 PM
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Best cycling videos I've seen on Youtube, and among the best cycling movies I've ever seen. This is golden age stuff here- cycling in its purest club form.
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09-07-07, 03:18 AM
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Gentlemen (and Gentlewomen),
I present you with the ABCE Tour there is also an associated tour through the countryside near Lake Pepin. I think more of these need to be organized across the country!
Aaron
I present you with the ABCE Tour there is also an associated tour through the countryside near Lake Pepin. I think more of these need to be organized across the country!
Aaron
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"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
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Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
09-07-07, 06:17 AM
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What, are you guys crazy going on about this clip? Don't you see how unhappy that lot look? Poor devils, not having colour tvs, ipods, cell phones or nice cars -makes you wonder how they could ever have a good time. And what the heck were they doing for food? I didn't see a Mickey D's or Burger King in sight -they do look undernourished. Also, the poor saps had to sit outside at a quaint English pub drinking dark beer (did you see how that fellow had to force it down? Yes, he was having a terrible time, it was probably forced on him).
What's weird about those clips is how little has changed in terms of enjoyment, even if other things have. I also couldn't help but think the youngest of them is probably about 70 now!
What's weird about those clips is how little has changed in terms of enjoyment, even if other things have. I also couldn't help but think the youngest of them is probably about 70 now!
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And now for something completely different...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Wre5zO4Ek
(my apologies for re-posting this)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Wre5zO4Ek
(my apologies for re-posting this)
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A bit older than that I think. 1955 was nearly the end of what is known as the "Golden Era" of cycling in the UK. Following the war there were few cars on the road and not too much money about. It was the time when cycling clubs flourished and each small town had its own cycling club. Young people flocked to the countryside and Youth Hostels were always crowded with walkers and cyclists.
English tourers tended to use cafes and pubs, but here in Scotland it was the custom to take the raw ingredients of your meal with you and cook and brew-up at the side of the road. My older friends talk of finishing work on a Friday evening and immediately cycling off to some Youth Hostel in the Highlands. On the way back on a Sunday evening in the twilight, a whole field would be dotted with campfires, as cyclists greeted each other and met to share a cup of tea before heading for home and work the next morning.
Many a couple met and married through cycling together in a club but all of this was to change with the increase of traffic on the road and increased affluence.
English tourers tended to use cafes and pubs, but here in Scotland it was the custom to take the raw ingredients of your meal with you and cook and brew-up at the side of the road. My older friends talk of finishing work on a Friday evening and immediately cycling off to some Youth Hostel in the Highlands. On the way back on a Sunday evening in the twilight, a whole field would be dotted with campfires, as cyclists greeted each other and met to share a cup of tea before heading for home and work the next morning.
Many a couple met and married through cycling together in a club but all of this was to change with the increase of traffic on the road and increased affluence.
09-08-07, 02:51 PM
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I think it is intersting that one of these films (perhaps all I'm on 56K so I don't know), was sponsored by British Rail. While I have been well treated by the rail up here, the main contribution they have made to cycling in recent years has been (for better or worse) to pull up the tracks and make bike paths. We are generally a long way from getting anything like the welcome on rail or other mass transit that cars get, and they certainly aren't likely to be promoting cycling.
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I think it is intersting that one of these films (perhaps all I'm on 56K so I don't know), was sponsored by British Rail. While I have been well treated by the rail up here, the main contribution they have made to cycling in recent years has been (for better or worse) to pull up the tracks and make bike paths. We are generally a long way from getting anything like the welcome on rail or other mass transit that cars get, and they certainly aren't likely to be promoting cycling.
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A bit older than that I think. 1955 was nearly the end of what is known as the "Golden Era" of cycling in the UK. Following the war there were few cars on the road and not too much money about. It was the time when cycling clubs flourished and each small town had its own cycling club. Young people flocked to the countryside and Youth Hostels were always crowded with walkers and cyclists.
...but all of this was to change with the increase of traffic on the road and increased affluence.
...but all of this was to change with the increase of traffic on the road and increased affluence.
09-08-07, 05:44 PM
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(loong haul by bicycle...) Aaron
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Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
