Yup, it's called gloving and works much better than skidding the rear
tire (rear is only 30% as effective as the front). Your arm is wedged against the back of the handlebar. They used a glove that had
a thick piece of shoe leather riveted to the palm. Tell 'em Ted!
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA USA
On May 18, 2007, at 7:30 PM, devotion finesse wrote:
> Just came across this video, for those of you who enjoyed the read:
> http://www.youtube.com/
> Matthew Bowne
> Brooklyn, New York
>
>
>> From: "devotion finesse" <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com>
>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Subject: [CR]Giovanni Pettenella (Milano)
>> Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 14:07:39 -0400
>>
>> In addition to an incredible visit to the Vigorelli to meet Mr.
>> Masi (more on that later), I also had the pleasure of visiting Mr.
>> Pettenella at his shop in Milano last week.
>> An incredibly sweet man and a fascinating shop. Yet for some
>> reason, his story is not commonly told. Thought I'd share this
>> with the list.
>> A great description of the man, his racing career and his shop can
>> (and should!) be read here:
>> http://204.73.203.34/
>> Any list members ever visit his shop? Any list members own one of
>> his frames?
>>
>> Matthew Bowne
>> reluctantly back in Brooklyn, New York
>>
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