Equipment – 1925 bicycle specification

The specification of a bicycle in 1925 was still quite basic.  Fixed wheel, no gears, mudguards a fairly recent innovation, Brooks saddles (who else!), drop handlebars if you were riding a ‘lightweight racer’,  and just the one brake operating on the front wheel.

Braking, via the fixed wheel at the back, was compromised by the lack of toe clips to pull up on the downward sweep of the pedal – and as for the tyres, well, they had an inclination to puncture at the drop of a hat.  Wheel bearings and bottom bracket sets were all very basic compared to even 30 years later, but the good old cotter pins lasted well into much more modern times.  But in 1925 you could buy a pair of stout cycling shoes for less than £1.

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