[CR]Equipment used in the 1939 T de F (Cycling 1945)

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Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:35:51 -0500
From: "Angel Garcia" <veronaman@gmail.com>
To: "CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Equipment used in the 1939 T de F (Cycling 1945)
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According to my "Official" TdF book it says 1937 was the first year for derailleurs.

Angel Garcia Verona, Italy

On 2/4/08, Daniel Artley <dartley@baltimorecountymd.gov> wrote:
>
> I found this article absolutely fascinating regarding the plethora of
> frame, tire and gearing (the newly allowed derailleur) choices for the
> 1939 Tour based on riders strengths, terrain, quality of roads, and the
> chances that the rider was willing to take. Reminded me a bit of the
> original MTB scene where development was going in all directions for
> several years. I appreciated the comment that the derailleur may have
> reduced mistakes in gear choices (for a flip flop single cog arrangement),
> but as a result competition got much fiercer because the playing field was
> much more level. There was no time for the break to change gears, or
> perhaps catch up on a later stage. "Today (1939) the construction of
> bicycles and the making of road surfaces have improved to such an extent
> that the riders are obliged to "go" on each and every stage." A good
> demonstration of how the bike racer's life may be tougher than those
> hero's of yore.
>
> Happy trails,
>
> Dan Artley in Parkton, Maryland
>
> Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=classicrendez
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> From: "Dr. Paul Williams" <castell5(AT)sympatico.ca>
> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 13:41:12 -0500
> Subject: [CR]Equipment used in the 1939 T de F (Cycling 1945); (
> http://sea
> rch.bikelist.org/query.asp?SearchString=%22Equipment+used+in+the+1939+T+d
> e+F+%28Cycling+1945%29%3B%22&amp;SearchPrefix=%40msgsubject&amp;SortBy=
> MsgDate%5Ba%5D )
> Folks,
> Scanned and uploaded to Wooljersey - a fascinating discussion of
> equipment changes in the pre-War years (from Cycling 13 June 1945 -
> translated from the French by Sgt. H. Aspden) . Complete with pics of
> Bartali, Camusso, Vietto, Vissers, Sylvere Maes and Vanoverberghe. Well
> worth the read for those restoring and rebuilding bikes of this period.
> http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/castell5/39+tour/
> Paul Williams,
> Ottawa, ON, Canada