Comments on: Wooden Balls Speed Cycle Races (Jan, 1932) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/17/wooden-balls-speed-cycle-races/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: holy roller mania http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/17/wooden-balls-speed-cycle-races/comment-page-1/#comment-1083553 holy roller mania Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:26:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/17/wooden-balls-speed-cycle-races/#comment-1083553 Yes, Dave, that's very ibteresting. Yes, Dave, that’s very ibteresting.

]]> By: dave http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/17/wooden-balls-speed-cycle-races/comment-page-1/#comment-4170 dave Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:56:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/17/wooden-balls-speed-cycle-races/#comment-4170 That looks pretty ibteresting That looks pretty ibteresting

]]> By: Daniel Rutter http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/17/wooden-balls-speed-cycle-races/comment-page-1/#comment-3481 Daniel Rutter Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:31:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/17/wooden-balls-speed-cycle-races/#comment-3481 It would, of course, be difficult to even keep the bits of wood on the wheel and in one piece if you put them on a modern dirt bike instead of a 15 horsepower one from 1932. Compared with straight-groove treaded crossply tyres, a bunch of lumps of wood might actually give better dirt traction. They'd be vastly inferior to even modern _road_ tyres, though. It would, of course, be difficult to even keep the bits of wood on the wheel and in one piece if you put them on a modern dirt bike instead of a 15 horsepower one from 1932.

Compared with straight-groove treaded crossply tyres, a bunch of lumps of wood might actually give better dirt traction. They’d be vastly inferior to even modern _road_ tyres, though.

]]> By: MAKE: Blog http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/17/wooden-balls-speed-cycle-races/comment-page-1/#comment-3372 MAKE: Blog Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:43:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/17/wooden-balls-speed-cycle-races/#comment-3372 <strong>Wooden ball speed cycle wheels...</strong> Hmm, seems like something worth (re)making, I wonder if they're better than pneumatics for dirt - Modern Mechanix 1932 - Link....... Wooden ball speed cycle wheels…

Hmm, seems like something worth (re)making, I wonder if they’re better than pneumatics for dirt – Modern Mechanix 1932 – Link…….

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