http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: History of the bicyle in 70 seconds en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:08:01 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12481#post-147173 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:33:10 +0000 Dave 147173@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Disc brakes on road bikes...</p> <p>I have done a couple of articles using a power meter across recumbent and conventional road bike platforms:</p> <p><a href="http://mccraw.co.uk/recumbent-efficiency/">36.2kCal per mile versus 47.3kCal</a> (mixed terrain)<br /> <a href="http://mccraw.co.uk/raptomid-power-comparison/">Speed for given power</a> (flat)<br /> <a href="http://mccraw.co.uk/1-minute-power/">1 minute sprint power</a> (steep) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12481#post-147123 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:48:52 +0000 I were right about that saddle 147123@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Has anyone ever tried racing a faired recumbent against a classic upright racing bike? I'm guessing the recumbent might well be faster on the flat, but tragically heavy on a climb...</p> <p>"In the short term, there are two sticking points: wheel certification and road discs"</p> <p>What are 'road discs'? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12481#post-147120 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:47:19 +0000 Pedro 147120@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>""and is the classic racer the ultimate evolution of the bicycle today?"</p> <p>Now that the UCI is under new management, perhaps not -"</p> <p>Well here's hoping the UCI shake up makes a real difference and they finally lose their backwards looking ways. I can't imagine how far bike tech would have come if the sports surrounding the industry had been allowed to support all the innovations that could've been... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12481#post-147072 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:08:55 +0000 chdot 147072@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"and is the classic racer the ultimate evolution of the bicycle today?"</p> <p>Now that the UCI is under new management, perhaps not -</p> <p><a href="http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/let-s-do-things-better-uci-s-new-tech-guy-promises-at-taipei-show/016116" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/let-s-do-things-better-uci-s-new-tech-guy-promises-at-taipei-show/016116</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12481#post-147071 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:04:22 +0000 chdot 147071@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fixed</p> <p>(You probably couldn't have) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12481#post-147070 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:02:51 +0000 Greenroofer 147070@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>...Oops. I meant this to be <em>Stuff</em> and it seems to have landed in <em>Infrastructure</em> instead. I can't see how to fix that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12481#post-147069 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:01:04 +0000 Greenroofer 147069@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This was new to me...<br /> <a href="http://road.cc/content/news/115396-video-learn-history-bicycle-under-70-seconds">http://road.cc/content/news/115396-video-learn-history-bicycle-under-70-seconds</a></p> <p>I never knew there were so many designs before the safety-bicycle came along...</p> <p>...and is the classic racer the ultimate evolution of the bicycle today? </p>