A century ago, the ball-bearing was invented. It reduced the coefficient of friction by a factor of a thousand. By applying a well-calibrated ball-bearing between two Neolithic millstones, a man could now grind in a day what took his ancestors a week. The ball-bearing also made possible the bicycle, allowing the wheel — probably the [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Klunkerz
Sunday, October 21, 2007
“It’s been said that the mountain bike wasn’t invented at any one time in anyone place, but the small towns in Northern California’s Marin County are widely accepted as the epicenter of the worldwide mountain bike movement”
Saw this film last night - what a great little potted history of our sport! I advise anyone to go see it if you can find a screening!
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Bicycle film festival!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Off to see “Klunkers” at the london bicycle film festival today with some other retrobikers - should be ace!
Will report back later!
New goings on!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
All sorts ofstuff been happening since he BGG.
Pleased to mention that we’re out of special measures for a start! NZ preparations are under way and there’s 72 days till we leave the country.
In a way it almost seems unreal. Going to NZ is something that I’ve had in my head for as long as I can remember - to have it happening is bizarre - I wonder what else is to come?
