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Tony Polson[_2_] · May 25th 09, 06:54 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling,uk.transport.london,uk.railway

"Michael R N Dolbear" wrote:
Tom Anderson wrote

Cyclists back then must have been made of cast iron. Nobody had
anything
more advanced than a Sturmey-Archer three-speed [1], and yet they
still
tackled open roads, hills, whatever. Makes my 27-speed setup seem a
bit
wimpish really.

Belay that! In part two, they have to get off and push up a hill!

[1] Some, of course, would deny that any such thing exists.

Surely even those who incline that way would regard a Sturmey-Archer
four-speed as more advanced ?

More advanced, yes, but not in keeping with tradition. ;-)

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