Kranswurm Posted March 10, 2019 Share Despite what people think, they don't just drift with the wind, they actually steer and sail in a direction down and across the wind direction. The tentacles function like a sea anchor and they can inflate and change the shape of the sail to alter their direction. How they decide where to aim for, THATS an interesting question?!Edit: How they know to aim for the beach where I go swimming, THAT'S the REAL question?!Not sure about the steering bit but if you were a regular surfer at the corner it was one of the hazards on a south Easter frommel day.Came with the territory Blue soap did the trick and I think we eventually became immune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted March 13, 2019 Share Give up... What's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted March 13, 2019 Share Give up... What's that?You obviously never rode a early model Sram fitted gripshift then[emoji106][emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted March 13, 2019 Share I still ride Gripshift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted March 13, 2019 Share Sram Bassworm Was used to keep tension in the rear derailleur cable because of the weak springs.Saw it used with XT quite often. Frosty and MrJacques 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted March 13, 2019 Share You obviously never rode a early model Sram fitted gripshift then[emoji106][emoji3]My first mtb a Marin (fully rigid) had gripshift and definitely did not have anything like that... Mind you, dont think Scram were even around in those days..... #oufokker gummibear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted March 13, 2019 Share I had Sachs Gripshift on my Cannondale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkie Posted March 13, 2019 Share My first mtb a Marin (fully rigid) had gripshift and definitely did not have anything like that... Mind you, dont think Scram were even around in those days..... #oufokkersure it wasnt one of these? Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted March 13, 2019 Share sure it wasnt one of these?Jinna.... i wish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymann Posted March 14, 2019 Share Remember these bad boys... My mate had one. Was super cool we thought. Probably weighed a ton, but in those days we weren't weight weenies! MrJacques, Tromp, Frosty and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted March 14, 2019 Share You obviously never rode a early model Sram fitted gripshift then[emoji106][emoji3]Adds tension to the cable to make shifting easier? and yes I did have one gummibear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted March 14, 2019 Share Remember these bad boys... My mate had one. Was super cool we thought. Probably weighed a ton, but in those days we weren't weight weenies!CoolWestern flyer.... whowould have thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern Posted March 14, 2019 Share My first 'racing bike' was a blue Western Flyer with Shimano Tourney gears... Bateleur1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkie Posted March 14, 2019 Share My first 'racing bike' was a blue Western Flyer with Shimano Tourney gears...my first "mountain bike" was a Peugeot racing bike with the bars turned all the way upside down. that was the only bike i have ever been able to wheelie properly. intern and fanievb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern Posted March 18, 2019 Share my first "mountain bike" was a Peugeot racing bike with the bars turned all the way upside down. that was the only bike i have ever been able to wheelie properly.I had an Exocet which cracked when I was in std 9, effectively put an end to my cycling 'career'. Then Wally Flint at Jowetts Cycles sponsored me a Peugeot Classique frame made of Tange 1. I put Coke bottle tops on the ends of the bars as plugs and won the junior section of the Kokstad Tour in around 1993 I think it must have been. One of the okes said to me, 'Please for the love of all that is good, buy yourself some proper plugs because those Coke tops have been irritating the sh*t out of everyone' Sepia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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