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What the actual heck?! That is amazing and complex. From my bad translations, that is an award winning design for two speed drivetrain, perhaps kickback (retropedelage). Was tested in a mountain section of the Pyrenees, and is in unrestored condition. Incredible bike. The big skiptooth ring is really pretty too
Some really cool paint effects going on this GT with a combination of mesh drywall tape and floating masks
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A grovel bike.....fastest build thread in the west!
So I've had an old GT backwoods in the shed.... right at the back.....for a couple of years now. I'd forgotten I still had it.....it got parked in the shed of doom after a hefty landing.....there was a crack sound... a big one! In there it's languished till I shinned myself on it...that got my...
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The pics made my head hurt for a few minutes. But after reading the text (understanding it better than I expected to, not having used my French lessons for anything since high school), and looking a bit closer, I think I get it. And it's a pretty cool (and very French) design.
Rétropédalage should mean back-pedalling. And each side must have a freewheel. So when you pedal backwards the small gear on the right side engages the large one, making the wheel spin forwards at a different ratio than the left side drive train, which is freewheeling.
As you are talking about the bikes you like,
just want to add that I like the line drawing and detail bike.
just want to add that I like the line drawing and detail bike.
Also,anything that can be thought up can be shared with not much money spent.
My word... I don't think there's much better than this.
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1997 Kona Team Titanium Peter Wedge Race Bike
Absolute bonkers rare Kona posted to Facebook today: "HAND ON THE FIRST KONA TITANIUM_ 1997 TEAM WAS USED BY PETER WEDGE."
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