The Firth of Fourth bridge engineering explained in simple terms................
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I'll try to find some farming thing next.............. like 'The Filth of Tilth', DL [bighmmm]
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The Firth of Fourth bridge engineering explained in simple terms................
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I'll try to find some farming thing next.............. like 'The Filth of Tilth', DL [bighmmm]
'Married man'. - and observant one.[bigsmile1]Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
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Originally Posted by 350RRC
Yep, that seems to sum it up pretty well.
Re Forth bridge, I saw that pic in Rob Bell’s TV series about great bridges.
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I had one - it had a flag pole and was red[biggrin] 1972 I think
Five speed?Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyDiver
No way,ours were three,in the hub from memory,which is not the greatest these days.[bigsad][biggrin]
Good ole Sturmey-Archer.Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
Wow, you guys were flash, having gears and all. Around that time I had a Thunderbolt Scrambler which looked almost the same but was single cog.
Mine was three- I did not have the derailleur and wonder if they were invented at that point[thumbsupbig]Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
I had a 26" Malvern Star single cog. I cannibalised a 27" wheel for its 3 speed hub a few years later, which was a mission for a 12 yo, as the spokes were a different length. After a bit I changed the little lever on the handles for a T bar..., and discovered why this was not a good idea the first time I hit something[bigsad][bigsad][bigsad][bigsad][bigsad]
