The Bike That Changed Everything | The Lotus 110 Superbike: So Fast They Banned It

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5 жыл бұрын

The Lotus 110, a bike so fast that the UCI banned it. Ahead of it's time the super bike became an icon after it was ridden to Olympic Gold and Tour de France stage victories by Chris Boardman in the 90's. Jon explains all...
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@MattePurple1 5 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine showing up to your Saturday group ride on one of these. That'd be so sick.

@benjaminbuljevic7977 5 жыл бұрын

imagine flexing with your bicycle XDDDD

@magicmulder 5 жыл бұрын

Did that with my Ridley Dean 2009 model. ;)

@jonahwapachee8654 5 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine showing up on Sunday with this video on your recommended

@zerge83 4 жыл бұрын

and then getting laughed at for not even knowing how to mount your brake pads...

@FlyWithMe_666 5 жыл бұрын

Lotus engineers missed the clear opportunity to introduce the Esprit 007 road bike, which could also go underwater. That’s what people in the 90s were really waiting for.

@yspegel 5 жыл бұрын

oxygen tank in the thick tubing, rocket lounger in the time-trial bars....... I think it's already there ;)

@jonahconner1111 5 жыл бұрын

They could call it the AmphibiLotus

@1nvisible1 5 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting!

@TheFreebrey 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine the Triathlon potential of riding the swim stage and emerging all ready on your bike!! Missed opportunity indeed

@Munkenba 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know what you're talking about, I see them every day, amphi-shopping carts too, what else are they doing at the bottom of London's canals?

@yspegel 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if not for regulations we would all be riding bikes like this design now......... that does make me a bit sad to be honest, love those bikes!

@adamblomberg 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah these regulations is just limiting engineering progress...

@GuinessOriginal 5 жыл бұрын

Cost might be an issue

@antoniop3352 4 жыл бұрын

I can remember test riding, back in the mid 90's, a Specialized road bike with a "Y" shape carbon fibre frame. I believe it's name came from the frame shape. The bikes are still out there if you can find one.

@craZivn 4 жыл бұрын

I honestly think that if it weren't for regulations, recumbent bikes would have taken over the road racing scene.

@tristanmarcos6688 Жыл бұрын

Someone develop a well engineered machine eventually people discuss about it and put new rules. In the first why we develop newer machine if we're just going to banned it

@AndyVandy516 5 жыл бұрын

Jon is hands down the best presenter for a bike like this. His excitement really comes through. I can’t believe he got to ride it too!

@TMGE1967 5 жыл бұрын

Great presentation of an iconic bike, thanks for all the details and the enthusiasm. Proud to own one of these and you've really done it justice. Amazing that they're 25 years old.

@equinox212 5 жыл бұрын

I have one of those Mavic 3G front wheels. I bought it from a guy in Australia a long time ago (late 90's/early 2000's), he shipped it to me in North Carolina and it is currently in my bedroom. I love looking at it, I've never had the appropriate bike to put it on. I just wanted that wheel. I polish it once in a while just to make it shiny and look at the carbon.

@olimast9893 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know if it would be possible to machine a hub with disc brake mounts for the 3g wheels

@equinox212 3 жыл бұрын

@@olimast9893 Probably but the engineering involved would be trial & error. I'm not aware of anyone who does this or has done this. You might be the first!

@TheWaxChainFanClub 5 жыл бұрын

It really is a beautiful bike. Great to see Cannings with all the excitement and wonder of a wee boy on a school trip. JC is made for these films.

@JonCannings 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. It's something that means a lot to me right now.

@mushin111 5 жыл бұрын

More Jon and Olly on the tech show please! Love your banter together.

@1nvisible1 5 жыл бұрын

Always loved Lotus 110... Cool Kirk Precision @4:19 orange fade bike with structural frame.

@normanzielke6108 5 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a GCN/GMBN Special Jon vs Doddy. Both have build up a bike on the same budget and afterwards the net votes who came up with the best build.

@Jayneflakes 5 жыл бұрын

Great video John, I love these historical pieces about iconic bikes, do please make more of them?

@cliveramsbotty6077 5 жыл бұрын

jon such a lovely history lesson, great effort. thanks

@samuelhopely4853 5 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for this for years. Such a wonderful treat! Thank you so much for sharing this.

@marcosmontoya1484 5 жыл бұрын

I just love the old school track bikes.. with the fork handle bars and everything.

@Peewee792 5 жыл бұрын

Best video ever!!!!!! I touched the lotus at the start of de timetrial between Huy and Seraing in the tour de France of 1995.Pure Magic!!! I started cycling and only 6 years later I was a pro cyclist myself! Great memories!

@DTDowning 5 жыл бұрын

I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen Jon even ride a bike.

@anonayhann 5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@Bad_Science_Channel 5 жыл бұрын

@@anonayhann and me!

@owyn768 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure I remember him from doing Prems back in the day.

@mikelazar8061 5 жыл бұрын

I tought he only ride tricycle

@robbchastain3036 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jon, for shining your light on this bike and I so admire all that Lotus did in motor car racing under the genius of Mr. Colin Chapman. I've been watching Lotus history vids here on KZfaq, and in the comments under one of them, an insider shared that back in the day, they called Mr. Chapman "Chunky" because, as they were designing and fabricating parts, he was always imploring them to take another chunk off. And it certainly worked. And Mr. Chapman invented the monocoque race car chassis, even hanging rear suspension parts off the engine block in back. And one of his famous quotes is: "Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere." And another: "Simplify, then add lightness."

@JonCannings 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@lfoster7601 4 жыл бұрын

I still use those Mavic pedals. Utterly superb. 25years old, replaced bearings about 10 years ago, smooth as butter, the float for someone like me with long standing knackered knees is absolutely brilliant.

@Xesh001 5 жыл бұрын

Back in the day the bike shop I worked at had one of these frame and fork sets in stock! IIrc the forks alone cost about £500! The shop was a Lotus dealer and we had all the mountain bikes in stock too. The alloy framed Lotus bikes were actually made by Merida. In my opinion the Flite was one of the most uncomfortable saddles of the time. I found the Flite Carbon to be much better as the un-padded shell was much more flexible. Is it just me, or did anyone else notice that the bars were slightly off centre? One question though: why did it take "hours" to route the cables? Just go down to your local toy shop and buy a magnet. Then you can use that to pull the inner wire through the frame, as it's a carbon frame, and non-magnetic. Either that or you could buy the Park Tools internal cable routing kit, if you want something that'll do any internal routing (it even does Di2). No, I'm not sponsored by Park, we just use these in the bike shop I work in and they've saved hours of hassle in the months that we've had them.

@And-rc9yy 4 жыл бұрын

Vacuuming was a pretty good idea.

@jonthedoors 5 жыл бұрын

Can we get a video of Jon's bike collection pls You keep hinting at your garage being a right old treasure trove

@TheFreebrey 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Jon, you’ve done the Lotus 110 proud. Lovely to have met you. Simon

@JonCannings 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

@riencoert 5 жыл бұрын

6:09 the brake pad shoes are the wrong way around 😱

@riencoert 5 жыл бұрын

more clearly at 13:43

@douglaspate9314 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! And Jon, I love your enthusiasm for the technical! I'm a total fan!

@gcntech 5 жыл бұрын

thanks mate. Jon

@jonahconner1111 5 жыл бұрын

Jon please do a video on Graeme Obree's Old Faithful

@evandarling699 5 жыл бұрын

I second that!

@TroggyPK 5 жыл бұрын

More pioneering then people throwing millions into massively cpu engineered aerodynamics (for the time). Compared to someone who actually pioneered new positions and aerodynamic riders as well as the bike.

@Quepedal 5 жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@Rory_Semple 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I came to comment! Graeme is such a fascinating person and I’m sure he’d be up for helping with a video.

@chrisjong8412 5 жыл бұрын

Endura clothing did a video with him, top prove what a genius he was. It's on KZfaq

@jackwhale8152 5 жыл бұрын

The GCN greatest bike check ever

@gcntech 5 жыл бұрын

thanks! Jon

@chrisko6439 5 жыл бұрын

I especially like Jon's fun and excitement when riding the bike.

@Cidral 5 жыл бұрын

I would be a beast doing deliveroo with this bike. LMAO

@JonCannings 5 жыл бұрын

Fastest deliveryman ever

@JSwizzy 5 жыл бұрын

Until there is a hill!

@lenahygiena 5 жыл бұрын

One question tho, how'd you not spill the curries? I imagine the box wouldn't stay upright

@mididoctors 5 жыл бұрын

@@lenahygiena simple .. put a pannier rack on it.

@Superciclyst 5 жыл бұрын

@@mididoctors aerodynamics ruined. Still cool bike tho

@straight_edge 5 жыл бұрын

Jon absolutely killing it again! Cracking bike and great video mate!

@JonCannings 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@bluntandy 5 жыл бұрын

i am still in love with this bike. It is good to see such a bike nerd describe parts i have never noticed myself. best GCN video ever

@glenspringle7337 5 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful piece of design and engineering! Changeable wheel hubs. Brilliant! I was drooling through most of the video.

@richaw6689 5 жыл бұрын

First Poland, now Lotus.. really interesting historical content and a nod to Boardman The Great! Wicked JC

@gcntech 5 жыл бұрын

cheers, Jon

@vernefits1953 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome story. This bike is the kind of things James Bond would use in a movie

@tommccafferty5591 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Jon and that bike is out of this world.

@vieuxacadian9455 2 жыл бұрын

It was and still is the most identifiable bike ever created since the big wheel of the 1800's . I share that amazed childlike enthusiasm over this bike with You Sir ! Thanks for the great video ! Bon travail !!!!

@emf6621 5 жыл бұрын

Great presentation by JC of an incredible bike

@Lundhollm 5 жыл бұрын

I seem to recall that the Zap system is powered by a small dynamo in the upper jockey wheel... That's why you have to pedal to make it work

@ting280 5 жыл бұрын

Was it IR signal back then? Radio signal? How did the button communicate with the derailure

@TMGE1967 5 жыл бұрын

@@ting280 the original Zap system was wired. The later Mekatronic was wireless and was more temperamental, picking up interference from other sources like police radar guns

@ting280 5 жыл бұрын

@@TMGE1967 thank you

@d4videna 5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t a dynamo take away a fraction of power otherwise used to go faster

@TMGE1967 5 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t have a dynamo. The changer switch controls a battery-powered solenoid which engages the jockey wheel, then the rider’s pedalling action changes the gear. The battery is tiny and goes inside the bar end.

@xGshikamaru 5 жыл бұрын

This is not a bike, it's a piece of history! Awesome video

@Sttuey 5 жыл бұрын

When I first started doing club TTs these monocoque style bikes were all the rage. The Corima carbon TT frame was popular and I still have my Giant MCR!

@bhumiriady 5 жыл бұрын

That Lotus bike is so super duper hyper ultra nice! I love it!

@timoregert7717 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding, fallen off time bike, the lotus sport. Would you make a video about the zipp beam-bikes, too? Or the cheetah?^^ Or the softride? I ride the roadwing team version, and its comfort is incomparable. Thank you GCN for making videos about retro bikes and tech. I got a heart for you ❤

@stevec6232 5 жыл бұрын

Old specialized tri spokes were also front and rear compatible. Love the bike! Also those mavic bars were always one piece and mavic/ Boardman cut his into 2 separate extensions.

@compassionsix 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Bike. Great video, more like this!

@cipo36an203 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t say it often, but this one was a great video, great side details and I haven’t spotted any factual error.

@garytilley3867 5 жыл бұрын

I can remember the days when a 42x21 was the smallest we had. We just ground our way up hills. Suntour brought out a 23 in around 1986 or 87 & we thought we were in heaven 12-23 7 speed. Those were the days.

@iberiksoderblom 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic bike ! Great presentation.

@OliverLMinecraftMachine 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@mididoctors 5 жыл бұрын

I remember Boardman catching Luc Leblanc for 1 min on a 6 k course!

@bikeanddogtrips 5 жыл бұрын

so do i

@TheFreebrey 5 жыл бұрын

In a 7.8km course.....unheard of and indicative of just what an advantage the Lotus bike was.....ironically, Luc had publicly said any member of the peloton could break the 1 hour record on a Lotus bike earlier 😂

@mididoctors 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheFreebrey 7.8k I stand corrected... Legay leaning out the car window mocking LeBlanc's DS in his following car was pretty funny too. That said few could match Boardman's position to take advantage of the bike never mind put out the Watts

@indonesiaamerica7050 5 жыл бұрын

That would have happened anyway.

@evandarling699 5 жыл бұрын

Great job on this one! This bike really opened my eyes to cycling beyond the BMX racing I was doing here in the states. I now live on Boulder Colorado and there is a Lotus at Pro's Closet I will go stare at! Thanks for the great content! BTW cant wait for my GCN water bottle I won with the Coppi!

@JonCannings 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@demondunk 5 жыл бұрын

Had a couple of the lotus bikes at Derby velodrome earlier this year. Great to see them and race around the track with them at the same time .

@chetlangford2144 5 жыл бұрын

#gcntech I watched this 3 times! This was really ahead of it's time for sure!

@yocomproyvendocasas7314 5 жыл бұрын

A true work of art! Beautiful!

@prestachuck2867 5 жыл бұрын

So amazing. I’m so glad that these bikes have been preserved. So few were ever made in the first place. Cycling history.

@arnoldligtvoet3220 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Burrows is a fantastic engineer and innovater. He still designs bikes, mostly recumbents these days. What is even more special is that he also still races them. Last year I got to race him and was actually exstatic that I overtook a 75 year old man (I'm 47). There was also a celebration with a parade of Mike Burrows designs and an interview : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hc2BYMhj0aitpZs.html

@TMGE1967 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Burrows also attended a reunion of Sport 110s at the Lotus factory last September and got chatting to the new Lotus CEO, who is a keen cyclist. We crossed our fingers for the re-kindling of a collaboration!

@TheFreebrey 5 жыл бұрын

He is currently focusing on helping out Team GB with their Paralympic wheelchairs. I wonder how long it is until his designs get banned 😉

@dennismandlehr5146 5 жыл бұрын

Pls continue the fixie project i really want to See more of the fixie 😐👍🏻

@Velo757 5 жыл бұрын

I agree... I'd love to see more fixed/SS videos from the channel!!!

@jpnw3272 5 жыл бұрын

Those brakes are identical to Dia-Compe BRS 500. I had a set when I was a kid. Did Mavic create them or Dia Compe? (I think the brake levers were the same, too.) Thanks

@JMcLeodKC711 5 жыл бұрын

John, Please, please, please do a tech review of Lemond's 89 tour time trial bike. He had a lot of that same Mavic gear including those TT bars. Most importantly, can you look into the exact technical specs on the shims that Otto Jacome built that kept the aero extensions from slipping?

@iberiksoderblom 5 жыл бұрын

I had Mavic brakehandles on my first bike. They where great. Better to hold on to than any modern ones !

@9alpcen 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Jon! This project and the records broken on it got me hooked into bikes and engineering. Has the cycling tech world even caught up with some of the features on this bike?

@taufikabidin412 5 жыл бұрын

didnt you see Si's hyper bike vid?

@JonCannings 5 жыл бұрын

The Lotus is about 5w slower than a modern top of the range tt bike

@jamskof 5 жыл бұрын

love the presenters geniune enthusiasm here. nice vid!

@tomnewham1269 5 жыл бұрын

Great video but Jon you didn’t do a free hub sound test and I was also curious of its weight.

@JasCar1967 5 жыл бұрын

I used to ride 13-18 and 42/52 back in the day lol

@antoinemolinatti5955 5 жыл бұрын

Finally a video on this awesome bike ! 😀 I'm lucky enough to have a Mavic 3g with a cassette hub and the opportunity to swap between my old 8sp Peugeot and my 10sp specialized is really just bonkers

@cipo36an203 5 жыл бұрын

Antoine Molinatti use and Edco cassette and you are also able to use it for 11s with your 9-10 speed free hub body

@markalfresco 5 жыл бұрын

Raced my first triathlon in 95 and a new Zealand athlete had one, ( a pro) . What a bike

@lbdeuce 5 жыл бұрын

extraordinary video. well played.

@ChristianAquino 5 жыл бұрын

John be like, "I'd probably get killed by the owner, as well as the fact that I could never afford to replace it....." Ride it at the end of the video anyway

@jochem1986 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was about two different things, taking the RD apart and riding the bike.

@voiceofreason9780 5 жыл бұрын

Inorite? ...and wobbling around on tiny clipless pedals in regular sneakers to boot.

@miniwarrior7 5 жыл бұрын

Gears were grinding like crazy

@bicyclist2 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the 14 minutes of pure bike porn. I love it.I just wish they made a few more of them as they are so iconic.

@TiberiusPaulSavu 5 жыл бұрын

I've always been the one to say that bikes are made to be ridden, but I'd keep this one in a glass case and just stare at it all day. Simply beautiful and what an incredible level of technology on it...

@robbchastain3036 5 жыл бұрын

Jon: "I've never noticed that on these Mavic bars before." Ollie: "Imagine racing your mates to the coffee shop on this aero bike."

@waynosfotos 5 жыл бұрын

Another Lotus in the background “a S2”. The Lotus S1 (shown) was such a good car, it is still sort after as a track car today, as it is super light, and fitted with a Type R Honda supercharged engine is incredible quick putting out 400BHP in a 700kg car! Would love one of this Lotus bikes to match my Lotus Exige. I also have a Australian AIS RMIT made “Superbike” which has a similar frame. It also was banned by the UCI as was the Lotus bike in the mid to late 90s

@andystannard 5 жыл бұрын

I went to a talk about the bike by the designer years ago. The thing that I found funny was the helmet design, racing rules stated that you had to were a helmet but not that it had to be safe. So they made a highly aerodynamic helmet that offered little saftey benefit but helped improve performance.

@emailandy79 5 жыл бұрын

Lotus had it on display at the Farnborough airshow. Such a cool piece of design.

@glenspringle7337 5 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to see you review a Dursley Pederson. I only found out about them a couple years ago.

@gcntech 5 жыл бұрын

good idea. I saw a guy riding one not to long ago! Cheers, Jon

@MrTux0 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing bike. I didn’t know mavic used to do groupsets, looks like they were very much advanced, what a shame they stopped

@shannontrainer5857 5 жыл бұрын

Greg LeMond used a Mavic gruopset in 1989.

@michaelfield3668 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. I wonder if mavic fancy making a come back? 💕

@saptadeepdas5702 5 жыл бұрын

Totally in love with the bike♥️

@WildOutdoorLiving 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for covering this bike, such a legendary machine!

@JonCannings 5 жыл бұрын

A pleasure

@waltspears8179 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing imfo thanx

@gustavmeyrink_2.0 5 жыл бұрын

I still use a Mavic MTB rear mech which frankly was and is excellent and is totally serviceable, Mavic gear levers and the same Flite titanium saddle. My motto always was 'buy well, buy once'.

@SoCalFreelance 5 жыл бұрын

Great overview! So much better than seeing a static image. I think Campagnolo Delta brakes would fit the aerodynamic esthetic of the bike.

@TheFreebrey 5 жыл бұрын

They don’t fit I’m afraid....the bulbous headltube mean you’re very restricted on brake calliper choice

@mattvanderwalt6220 5 жыл бұрын

Remember these frames were made down the road at Aerodyne.

@mattvanderwalt6220 5 жыл бұрын

In fact my LBS occasionally built the bikes up. Remember one afternoon with the first one (think it was a show bike) and discussing at length the benefits etc. of the bike.

@jiyon167 5 жыл бұрын

I remember the Mavic Zapp had reliability issues when riding in wet conditions.

@jgnderitu 5 жыл бұрын

Superb bike presented superbly by the ever superb JC

@JustRideZipp2001 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the beam bike wars of the early 90's. I still have 2 Zipp2001's that I ride on a regular basis.

@MilesCobbett 5 жыл бұрын

Crank arm length? Hey have you done a review a review on the 78-79-ish Vitus 729 model 1 that Sean Kelly Rode in the tour de France? I just got one and Wow, what a Rocket!

@jasongirvan6729 5 жыл бұрын

Love the lotus but Jon did you notice that those rear brake blocks were in backwards, one good stop and they’ll be ripped right out of there. OMG I hope they notice actually

@tychoMX 5 жыл бұрын

huh, good catch! At least it's the bolt-on block variety.

@jasongirvan6729 5 жыл бұрын

Rod Diaz it’s a bolt on yes but cartridge style, didn’t you notice the set screw and open back cartridge block

@StuartMossTV 5 жыл бұрын

You should do a follow on about how this bike was the inspiration for the Giant MCR. I worked on the inspiration for the MCR with Mike Burrows.

@WebbRacingdotcom 5 жыл бұрын

I still have a Giant MCR. The only thing I changed is swapping out the original drop bars for HED aero bars.

@MrQbikwsg 5 жыл бұрын

awesome bike in an awesome place!! I love to visit Bicester Heritage anytime.. meke some more videos there please.. they have quite a collection of bikes there

@gcntech 5 жыл бұрын

it was great to go, it was the first time I'd been. Being a lover of vintage cars too, I will be returning! Jon

@FERGUSMCFLY990 4 жыл бұрын

@@gcntech Drop me a line if you do, I have 'back stage' privileges...!

@davidoliver6408 5 жыл бұрын

JC is absolutely going to explode, on camera, during one of these videos....a bit excited...

@danielcluley870 5 жыл бұрын

I remember this bike when it came out. It was so radical it was shocking to people watching the TDF. Also remember Big Mig riding a super-aero Pinarello just smashing people in the TT stages. They banned them later on, which is a shame. The bikes were so cool and drew a lot of attention to cycling. I think maybe UCI should have allowed some of the radical aero stuff for TT stages just to keep that level of interest and excitement of the time.

@danielcluley870 5 жыл бұрын

Also, great vid, BTW!

@bev-ttfu661 5 жыл бұрын

Nice bike I always wanted one as a kid. Are the rear brake blocks on the wrong sides? Right at the end of the video.

@playandteach 5 жыл бұрын

Good spot, the rear ones are on backwards to my eyes.

@johnalves2765 5 жыл бұрын

Great bike. I couldn't help noticing the word Campanholo on the chain stays. All components were Mavic. What's the connection to Campanholo?

@samb2334 5 жыл бұрын

Last September I went to a lotus event with my uncle. I saw this bike at like a museum type thing. Now I realise it’s a famous bike.

@nosforatu101 5 жыл бұрын

That's the first time I've seen Jon on a bike.

@davidyoung-nb2pu 4 жыл бұрын

Think you summed it up iconic

@LomTong 5 жыл бұрын

The bike that got me into cycling. What a machine.

@hiro111 5 жыл бұрын

Trivia: Mike Burrows is also responsible for the original (and slightly controversial) sloping top tube, compact geometry Giant TCR.

@TheFreebrey 5 жыл бұрын

Mike is a friend of mine.....the compact frame is a TT frame turned upside down. Seriously, his brain works in a completely different realm 😎👍

@DavosPessos 4 жыл бұрын

just think that bike is an " old " bike and yet still in the 2019/20 era of cutting edge tech it still looks futuristic and out of this world!!

@inuit2winit 5 жыл бұрын

Why did KZfaq recommend this to me? I can't even ride a bike And why am I so fascinated?

@GuinessOriginal 5 жыл бұрын

Better get those stabilisers on

@ahmedejaz1125 4 жыл бұрын

Then learn. It's fun.

@FourIntoOne 4 жыл бұрын

The 108, and this bike, and Chris Boardman himself were my contemporaries, and are pretty much the reason I am a cyclist. God I love those bikes.

@gcntech 4 жыл бұрын

What a time to be a cyclist

@francikaa1 5 жыл бұрын

UCI banned this unique design. The FIA acts the same way, getting into the way of any innovation: Brabham BT46 . It got phased out in 1976 due to the feelings of the competitors got hurt .