tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post4966410172563897113..comments2023-12-22T22:09:04.698-06:00Comments on The Cycle: Prehistoric Garmin?Jason T. Nunemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-924495903920637932011-12-29T09:01:58.270-06:002011-12-29T09:01:58.270-06:00Anybody wanna CatEye Solar?Anybody wanna CatEye Solar?Chuck Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135578486955751337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-13822536762024019422011-12-28T20:00:29.965-06:002011-12-28T20:00:29.965-06:00Let me add to Steve's nostalgia:
1. Back in t...Let me add to Steve's nostalgia:<br /><br />1. Back in the late 70's/early 80's, helmets were for rich college kids. Almost nobody else wore them, including me. They were expensive, heavy and very hot in the summer; and not all of them actually saved brains in crashes.<br /><br />2. My Rivvy still uses an old Huret mechanical cyclometer: <br />http://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=2406<br />I scored a buncha of the rubber drive belts a few years ago and still have three or four left. On the lookout for more. The nice thing about a mechanical cyclometer is that, even in my rainy climate, it always works.<br /><br />3. I still prefer cotton crocheted gloves, too, though i never had a pair as nice as the Spencos (they had nicer padding and cost a little more). Today I use the Rivendell model -- they blew out the smallest sizes on closeout and I scooped up eight pairs. That should see me through for awhile.bikelovejoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141991025526354179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-90510222144871597632011-12-28T14:35:34.193-06:002011-12-28T14:35:34.193-06:00as a certified old guy, let me say that the helmet...as a certified old guy, let me say that the helmet in the photo is the Skid Lid, one of the early helmets available. It was far from a commercial success, but at least it offered more protection than the leather hairnets that came before it. <br /><br />A better picture of the helmet is here:<br />http://www.etsy.com/listing/34986503/vintage-skidlid-bicycle-helmet-bright<br /><br />The giant bike computers never sold many copies either. The Avocet 20 was probably the first good, small model. <br /><br />Steve in PeoriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com