have had some very fun excursions on rail trails , disused railways turned into pedestrian/bike paths. The trails typically go through very beautiful areas and rarely do you have to concern yourself with motorized traffic of any kind. Reader Will appears to be interested in rails as well, but he wants to ride on them - literally. Check it out - Will included the following text - A rail-bike is a bicycle that has been modified to be able to ride on the rails of a railroad. The front wheel has a device attached to it so that the bike won’t steer off the rail while an outrigger is used to support the bike using the other rail. I used conduit, cut up “razor” scooters parts, one bike fork two bits of steel and numerous nuts, bolts, washers and retaining pins. Nothing is welded. The hardest part is getting the spacing right so that friction and play are minimized. A lot of person hours certainly went in to this working model and the details are pretty amazing. [Keep re
Do cyclists need new technologies or is it the bicycle industry that needs new technologies so they can sell us new stuff?
ReplyDeleteThere's no reason to buy a new brake if mine was working perfectly fine, and that was the only style being produced. Now, if there's a better style, I MUST HAVE THE BEST. Even if it requires buying not just a new brake caliper and lever, but a frame, fork and hubs with disc mounts!
I love bikes and some aspects of the bicycle industry, but be leary of the hype. They're still capitalists!