My Russian Bike

[Zen Mod]

Originally posted by Magura



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EDIT: but I brought home the russian bicycle I got as farewell present from the bike club I worked for in Latvia....and it's still my preferred bike

gimme pic of that bike

[anatech]

Hi Magura,

but I brought home the russian bicycle I got as farewell present from the bike club I worked for in Latvia....and it's still my preferred bike

That was a very nice thing for them to do!

In North America, they just walk you to the door these days.

-Chris

[Magura]

Originally posted by Zen Mod


gimme pic of that bike

Originally posted by anatech
Hi Magura,

That was a very nice thing for them to do!

In North America, they just walk you to the door these days.

-Chris

It's the same here as in your end, this was a special case. I loved that club


Magura

[Zen Mod]

Originally posted by Magura




............. I loved that club


Magura

tnx for pic

I'm sorta fan ....... grew up on bikes like that .......... even now I have nice puch mistral

YGM

[Magura]

Originally posted by Zen Mod


tnx for pic

I'm sorta fan ....... grew up on bikes like that .......... even now I have nice puch mistral

YGM

I would dare to claim that the old russian bike is better than most of the moder western bikes. I have had a number of highly regarded modern frames and bikes, and they do not even come close to that old russian

This exact frame was used by the USSR olympic team some 25 years ago....another reason to love it....it's got a story of it's own

YGM


Magura

[anatech]

Hi Magura,
I was going to say that it looked like the bikes I grew up with when I was much younger. It looks strong too. I like it.

-Chris

Edit: The rear wheel looks different. I remember the olympic bikes from back then. Is it solid to break the wind?

[Magura]

Originally posted by anatech
Hi Magura,
I was going to say that it looked like the bikes I grew up with when I was much younger. It looks strong too. I like it.

-Chris

Edit: The rear wheel looks different. I remember the olympic bikes from back then. Is it solid to break the wind?

The rear wheel is a socalled disc wheel. Such are still used, but the ones today are made of carbon. This one is made of glass.

They are popular today for time trials and track racing.

Magura

[anatech]

Hi Magura,
Man, have we gone OT with this!

This one is made of glass.

So, paved roads only for you?

I was told that it stopped air from creating extra drag. This seems to be reasonable. Is this true?

I didn't know they were glass. Cool, thanks for that.

I think I have to split this off into "Everything Else" to keep continuity.

-Chris

[Magura]

Originally posted by anatech
Hi Magura,
Man, have we gone OT with this!


So, paved roads only for you?

I was told that it stopped air from creating extra drag. This seems to be reasonable. Is this true?

I didn't know they were glass. Cool, thanks for that.

I think I have to split this off into "Everything Else" to keep continuity.

-Chris

Yeah, not a bad idea to split the thread

Yes, only paved roads for this bike, as the 150PSI tire pressure makes you able to tell if an ant is red or black when you ride over it

You can see it's fibre-glass, as it's brownish, carbon is as you know black. This wheel is however very light, and as you figured, it creates very little drag. The same goes for the big rim you see in the front end. If used on a track with no wind, one would use a disc wheel for the front as well, but out on the stretts it's like russian roulette, since you simply get blown off the road by the wind.

Magura

[rdf]

Nice. Steel frame obviously? Two fixed gears hang from the bike rack in my living room. Due to a temporary work related condition (fat and old, a malady brought on by an office too close to vending machines) they haven't been ridden in 4 or 5 years. Currently working on that.