2017-04-13 Bill's amazing machine

Post date: Apr 15, 2017 7:40:41 AM

Bill Boldison rode his 1930's road bike to the Green Man and on to the Cricketers in Redbourn on Thursday. All agreed that it is a beautiful machine with extraordinarily modern lines that are really not far off today's geometry or specs - it looks ready to race. Evidently the rake of the front forks make it a slightly harder steer than modern bikes but that also makes it more stable and less twitchy. The front lamp with its own suspension caught our eyes as a novel idea. Bring it again Bill to a Tuesday Ride so many more club members can see it. So now we have riders on mountain bikes, road bikes, hybrids in steel, alloy, titanium and carbon fibre. Also electric bikes, vintage bikes. Tandem anyone......