Things which were made of cheese. The nightmare recalled.

[ClassicDodo]

Re Tioga disc drive - I never understood the appeal or function of them, nor the muddy fox plastic wheel cover. Riding on the top of the South Downs there was constant side wind even on a seemingly static summer day, and when a hooley was on, you had to lean at 45 degrees to make progress in a straight line, and I once experienced moving a metre sideways whilst doing the most modest of bunny hops. Now, imagine what all that would be like if you made your rear wheel into a sail…..

I had a black and white crackle wheel disc cover on my 89 Muddy Fox Streetfinder (I couldn't afford a genuine MF one), this made my bike super awesome in the school bike shed, so purpose was entirely functional. Living by the north sea though, it was challenging in a cross wind...

 

[KermitGKona88]

Re Tioga disc drive - I never understood the appeal or function of them, nor the muddy fox plastic wheel cover. Riding on the top of the South Downs there was constant side wind even on a seemingly static summer day, and when a hooley was on, you had to lean at 45 degrees to make progress in a straight line, and I once experienced moving a metre sideways whilst doing the most modest of bunny hops. Now, imagine what all that would be like if you made your rear wheel into a sail…..

I think they were to stop things jamming in your rear wheel, strangely a problem I never really felt the need of solving...

 

[Splatter Paint]

Gripshift X-ray - cracked
Onza buzz-saw - folded in half
Aluminium bolts - rounded, sheared
Dark anodised rims - scratched to a odd cammo pattern after a few muddy rides

 

[Vesatoro]

Cannondale (Sameness?) crmo ahead stems 1994/5. Too small wedge area, did not keep tight, but when tightened almost enough, bolt would ruin the thin steel thread.

 

[novocaine]

The rockfort cheese sauce I had with steak and potato's for tea tonight.

 

[Tootyred]

But they sound amaaaaaaaaazing

Yes. But so does a playing card secured with a clothes peg......and its £1500 cheaper!

 

[Tootyred]

Sorry to anybody with one but.......

Offroad Proflex. 10 / 10 for invention, but 1 / 10 for actually rideability.

Had one of the first "suspension" ones........biggest purchase mistake.....ever.......nothing has even come close in the following 30 years!

Heavy, with a frame so solid to accommodate the non functioning "suspension" that a Raleigh activator felt like it had more travel........

However, i do still use the toe clips and they are my favourite!

 

[Tootyred]

Oh and obviously grafton cranks......

"We have cut away just enough metal to make them too weak to actually function"

Engineering genius.......

 

[Hotwheels.]

The rockfort cheese sauce I had with steak and potato's for tea tonight.

Do you mean dinner dear boy, tea is a beverage?

 

[Hotwheels.]

Gripshift X-ray - cracked
Onza buzz-saw - folded in half
Aluminium bolts - rounded, sheared
Dark anodised rims - scratched to a odd cammo pattern after a few muddy rides

Re: onZa, I have a couple though never used them.
I would have thought being SS they’d be strong af, obvs not.