legrandefromage":1cqydqud said:I was running my bike with drops and and roadie mechs back in 1991 - arriving at that independently of whatever was happening elsewhere simply because the parts were cheap at a local car-boot sale...
Har de har har!
ededwards":1cqydqud said:I think shop-bought cakes are alright actually, and good value for money.
It's a lot of work to produce anything like that, home-made, so you might as well save yourself the hassle and buy one from a shop.
Rod_Saetan":2wkapr47 said:Its true, the real pioneer is the one who re-appropriated road specific parts and technology to make riding off road lighter and faster...
... but not the guy who spuffed a load of money on the next big thing and hung it off inappropriate bikes.
Rod_Saetan":3bui78kn said:So ten years after they were doing it in America you invented it in the UK, chapeau.
Neither do I. This fact bugging me.any123":11olvbqw said:I still can't understand the fact that if this is the original then why is it not in a museum or snapped up for the treasure that it is being sold as.
thanks andy