Bartali eyes Coppi. Image from the Cycling Art Blog
Today the sweet sounds of San Francisco alumni Huey Lewis and the News have been echoing in my head. Which song you ask? “Back in Time”, the official Back to the Future theme song that skyrocketed to #3 on the Billboard charts for 1985.
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Velobase as previously posted in another recent blog post great for researching what group that certain Campagnolo headset may have come from, but for you all you rear derailleur gear-heads out there, Desraeli Gears is for you. Michael Sweatman, the author of this website is a big derailleur fan and geek, particularly rear derailleurs. Here’s what he has to say in the introduction page of his homepage:
Everyone knows that the “go to spot” on the interweb for bike info is Sheldon Brown’s site. Even after his passing it is THE PLACE for anyone who needs to know anything bike related. However, once you’ve tackled the basics and need to sink further into nerdtopia it’s time you check out Velobase.
Velobase is the 2007 brainchild of John Fischer and it’s grown to be quite a robust toddler. Consider it a visual dictionary of classic bike parts. Almost like that wik-a-thing-a-majig all the kids like.
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