RE: [CR] Letter From Britain

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

From: <"kohl57@starpower.net">
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR] Letter From Britain
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 15:17:54 -0500


" Jack Rossiter of the Century CC was a very famous cyclist's. He broke the Land's End to John of Groat's record in 1929 riding a Raleigh fitted with a 3 speed Sturmey. This record is called the End to End and is the Blue Ribband of all British distance records (866miles). His record time was 2 days 13 hours 22 minutes. He used gears of 59, 78 and 102 up to Carlisle where he lowered his ratios to 55, 72 and 94 for the real tough part of this ride."

Any of you "it's not a bike without a derailleur" like to comment on this? Or was this Sturmey Archer 3-speed hub actually made by the Campagnolo company secretly.

Thanks Mick for reminding us when cyclists were real men and used hub gears.

Peter Kohler, Sunday 50 per cent on derailleur, 50 per cent on SA FC Washington DC USA

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