tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post3210891131731086361..comments2023-10-07T07:28:55.729-04:00Comments on Dave Moulton's Bike Blog: 1953 Giro d’Italia: Coppi and Koblet in an epic battleDave Moultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556183205157714280noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-24684132057118135282008-04-25T14:43:00.000-04:002008-04-25T14:43:00.000-04:00that was fantastic ! thanks for the history lesson...that was fantastic ! thanks for the history lesson !tkfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067169329044099876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-74217009913300692882008-04-22T22:53:00.000-04:002008-04-22T22:53:00.000-04:00Nick, I think you might be wrong. Maybe, bear with...Nick, I think you might be wrong. Maybe, bear with me: <BR/><BR/>Not sure where you're coming up with "today's theoretical perfect size for me", but if you feel bunched up and that you need more leg extension, then I'd say you need a frame one size larger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-72531307394481392032008-04-22T16:22:00.000-04:002008-04-22T16:22:00.000-04:00Fabulous. And I followed the links to some great s...Fabulous. And I followed the links to some great stuff too. This blogs get's bookmarked right now !<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, My impression from finding period bikes as left when last used, my experience of riding frames today's theoretical perfect size for me confirms what I long suspected: they rode their saddles a lot lower in the "old days". They also used less leg extension. And they were more bunched up on their bikes, eg saddle nearer to stem or knees closer to hands. Am I wrong ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-54703522420596962932008-04-21T10:59:00.000-04:002008-04-21T10:59:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for the history lesson, Dave. I ap...Thanks so much for the history lesson, Dave. I appreciate it greatly. I'd love to get my hands on an old steel beast. <BR/><BR/>NathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-80031367164529939162008-04-21T07:36:00.000-04:002008-04-21T07:36:00.000-04:00Excitement and fun in a cycling paradise. Even th...Excitement and fun in a cycling paradise. Even the cars then had cycling racks! I don't remeber seeing it on youtube in '53...you?<BR/>JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-42562184720388898982008-04-21T05:04:00.000-04:002008-04-21T05:04:00.000-04:00Nathan,Koblet rode a French La Perle bike, Coppi a...Nathan,<BR/><BR/>Koblet rode a French La Perle bike, Coppi a Bianchi. Italian Frejus was another popular make. Campagnolo only got into production in the late 1940s, and they started out with quick release hubs and derailleurs. <BR/><BR/>Koblet was the first to win the Tour de France on Campagnolo Gran Sport gears in 1951. It was the first parallelogram design gear, cast in bronze and chrome plated. Bikes usually had steel cottered cranks and steel handlebar stems, a typical race bike would weigh about 26 lbs.<BR/><BR/>At one point in the video, Coppi sits up ‘no hands’ to take a drink. Water bottles were spun aluminum and had a cork for a stopper. You needed two hands to take a drink, one to hold the bottle, one to remove and replace the cork. There were no plastic squirt bottles back then.<BR/><BR/>Go to my archives page (Top right.) and check those articles marked “History.”<BR/><BR/>DaveDave Moultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556183205157714280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-45017037036678055222008-04-20T21:23:00.000-04:002008-04-20T21:23:00.000-04:00The footage was really great! Thanks for sharing....The footage was really great! Thanks for sharing. I don't know much about the bikes of the 50's. What were the popular makers? Was Campy the no. 1 component maker of the time? How much did the bikes weigh? I'd love to know more. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for blogging. I enjoy your insight. <BR/><BR/>Nathan BennettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-59863372515103318372008-04-20T16:05:00.000-04:002008-04-20T16:05:00.000-04:00Wonderful stuff. Thanks very much for your comment...Wonderful stuff. Thanks very much for your commentary.manderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825819771373993710noreply@blogger.com