Re: wingnuts

AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 3/17/2025 7:07 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

While shopping, noticed someone’s “pub” bike was a rather old road bike
with wing nuts and quite ornate as well, and a 5 speed block.
 
Guessing more to the 1950’s era than 1970’s? Looked dirty and well used but
probably was an expensive bike when new?
 
Seems that the pace of change was slower then? Mind you I bought a 9 speed
bike last year which first came to market last century?
 
Roger Merriman
 
 

 
1960s mostly.
 
The move from four speed to five was at the beginning of the
1960s and wing nuts fell away in popularity about 1970/71.
 
In the 1950s derailleur models were almost al four speed.
 

Ah cheers! Do get quite a number of old or just interesting bikes around
here, see a few Moultons now and then, though summer only!

Roger Merriman