campagnolo was pivotal in the development of mountain bikes in the way that they refused to participate in R&D, They thought it was a fad. At the time, road bikes still had sew ups, the road bike community saw mountain bike development rapidly evolve and soon adopted wheel and tire technology like kevlar beads, radially laced wheels and butted spokes and soon after that, disk brakes, they had to, they saw how excellent V-breaks were compared to campagnolos cantilevers
Innovative for the time, but hardly a masterpiece of engineering. You could say that about the Sturmey Archer hub gear, but not about this bent-metal agricultural nonsense.
Hermosa Bianchi ! Como se entrenaba, se corría; con barro, lluvia, nieve, ripio, etc, etc, era bastante común el uso de guardabarros !. Ahí los soportes del mismo !. Tuve una Bianchi, con Campagñolo Récord, creo 52×36 y cinco piñones que no recuerdo los dientes, y con tubos !. Que placer era montarla !. Inigualable sensación la de ruedas con tubos livianos ❤ Que viejo soy muchachos 😂
In the early 1960's I remember seeing this mechanism on another cyclists bike and asking about it. It was out of date by then as everybody was using derailleur gears from various makers.
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Very very "smooth".
so you have to pedal backwards for it to shift? 😂
Is it to chance gearbeitet when you go Backwaren?
I'd seen pictures, but seeing it in action was wonderful. I like how the chain length is dealt with!
What about extendable crank arms at pedals?
A rotating rot is not a masterpiece of engineering…….😅
I'd love a 3 speed with this system.
Imagine doing that but add a simple device that tensions the chain instead of moving the wheel…
No me lo puedo creer. Es mucho mas complicado que los cambios actuales
Still gettin hype everytime I see how vintage mechanism works specially in vintage bicycles like the suicide shifters
🥰🥰🥰🥰
Cyclists have always been nuts.
campagnolo was pivotal in the development of mountain bikes in the way that they refused to participate in R&D, They thought it was a fad. At the time, road bikes still had sew ups, the road bike community saw mountain bike development rapidly evolve and soon adopted wheel and tire technology like kevlar beads, radially laced wheels and butted spokes and soon after that, disk brakes, they had to, they saw how excellent V-breaks were compared to campagnolos cantilevers
Wow it's amazing to see how bicycle drivetrains could actually have been worse in the past than the garbage we have now
The chain wasn't used with the missing links those days though
This has less chance of collecting debri like todays system and tearing off damaging it
All of my Front Teeth hurt from watching this Video . I don't think I could ride the Bike .
First bike was campo. Complete with the bike riding cap. Rode the wheels off that thing Great components
Clever design
Innovative for the time, but hardly a masterpiece of engineering. You could say that about the Sturmey Archer hub gear, but not about this bent-metal agricultural nonsense.
Fascinatingly intricate for the period.
😮 the whole wheel moves!??! 😮
Sketchyyyyyy
Technology is still advancing every year.
You had to reach down and back to shift? Geesh. And all that for just 4 tightly-spaced gears?! I'll take a single-speed, thanks!
I saw a Bianchi at the Bike Museum in Fairfax, CA. Just like that one, it was the same color as well.
Shut up and take my money!
Hermosa Bianchi !
Como se entrenaba, se corría; con barro, lluvia, nieve, ripio, etc, etc, era bastante común el uso de guardabarros !.
Ahí los soportes del mismo !.
Tuve una Bianchi, con Campagñolo Récord, creo 52×36 y cinco piñones que no recuerdo los dientes, y con tubos !.
Que placer era montarla !.
Inigualable sensación la de ruedas con tubos livianos ❤
Que viejo soy muchachos 😂
That master link will cause nothing but hate and discontent
Wouldn’t you need to adjust the brakes after every shift to avoid slicing the sidewall of your tire when the wheel position shifts?
Such that it became the industry standard, mimicked by every component company to the point of total industry domination. Oh, sorry….wrong reality.
Yes it's crazy bro,so ingenious systèm 🤙😎🤘
In the early 1960's I remember seeing this mechanism on another cyclists bike and asking about it. It was out of date by then as everybody was using derailleur gears from various makers.
No pasa nada
Fake news. There's no footage of this gear actually being used.
Madness
Did you have to get off the bike to change gears?
Wow… stoneage