V této publikaci se soustředíme na kombinaci historických vzpomínek na kola z minulých dob, technických detailů starších komponent a autentických zkušeností cyklistických nadšenců. Text vychází výhradně z poskytnutého čerstvého černovizuálního materiálu a nepřidává nové údaje ani kontext mimo to, co je obsaženo v nahraném textu.
Historie a veteráni kola: rám, komponenty a jejich zvláštnosti
Toe Clips, Crashes, Frame-Mounted Shifters, and Cotton Jerseys? Steel frames. Toe clips with leather straps. Five-speed cassettes with gear ratios that boggle the mind today. Shifters mounted on the frame. Cables high above the handlebars. Helmets padded with foam... Anyone who rode or raced a bike in this era is a hero.
Ale i tehdy šlo o pokrok a vývoj: L’Etape Czech Republic honors all heroes of cycling history with the Heroes category, whose ambassador is the Czech cycling hero of the turn of the millennium, having claimed five wins at the Giro, three at the Tour de France, the Vuelta, Tour de Romandie, and the Tour of Catalonia.
Klasické součásti a jejich vývoj
"A 19-tooth largest cog? I'm not used to these gears anymore. Today, the standard is a 30-tooth. And it's thirty-six years old!" The Allez Epic models began production in 1981 as Specialized's flagship road bike. The first series were made of steel. This model hit the market in 1988. It has carbon tubes, steel dropouts, and a steel fork. For its time, it was a very modern frame. The build features a Shimano 600 set with a seven-speed cassette, but only ranging from 13 to 19 teeth. While this was standard for the 1980s and 1990s, today lighter gears are used.
Absolutely. The Epic has a 52/42 chainring. On my home bike, I have a 36-tooth chainring and a 30-tooth largest cog on the cassette. It's a huge difference. Over time, I got used to these gears as the number of gears increased. You have many options, and you quickly adapt. It's understandable because it saves energy. Not just uphill, but also in corners. Riding with higher gears is easier, faster, and smoother. A cyclist can use the momentum. I normally ride around 100 RPM, and I try to keep 90 RPM uphill. With the gears on the Epic, that won't be possible. It will be about strength endurance.
Příběh prvního kola a osobní zkušenosti
I'm not a complete collector of these relics. My first bike was as a small child, riding around the house. But it wasn't a racing bike like you often see today with small children. I only got such a bike after joining a training center in the older pupils' category. It was a Favorit with steel tubes, a double chainring, and a six-speed cassette. It's nothing new. In my early days, it was standard. We first encountered Shimano shifting in brake levers while preparing for the 1990 Peace Race during races in America. We discovered there was an alternative to frame-mounted shifting. You had to find the right position. The levers, because the spring pulled the cable back. The beginnings weren't easy. A lot depended on feel, experience, smooth pull, and also tightening the derailleur. If it was too tight, the lever wouldn't move. But sometimes the spring tension could cause the lever to drop and the gear to slip. If this happened at full speed, the risk of a fall was high. Once during a sprint training, my gear changed and I went down...
Zkušenost s pásky a pedály
It was definitely a pleasant benefit that helped me win my first Peace Race stages. There was no other option. It was standard. The essential part was the type of straps you used. Domestic classic leather ones stretched a lot and didn't hold well. But there were French or Italian-made straps with a layer of plastic between the leather layers. They held great. They also had better buckles, could be shortened, and had better ends for tightening. You had to loosen the strap by hand. Often, I managed to brake and not crash into fallen cyclists, but I didn't have time to loosen the clips, so I fell anyway. Today, you don't worry about this and simply pull your foot out of the pedal. The difference in pedals was also crucial. With today's narrower design, you can start pedaling earlier in corners. It was mostly about toppling over from a standstill to the side. But of course, it wasn't pleasant. We got clipless pedals. But I still used toe clips because I would pull my foot out of the clipless pedals. During sprints, the attachment wasn't perfect enough to hold the foot. A slight movement of the heel to the side, and the foot was out.
Ochrana a výbava: helmy a doplňky
Not at all! We had head protection in the form of leather straps filled with foam. It was a mandatory accessory from the pupil categories. But we rode training sessions without helmets. New exposition was reopened in spring 2011 after four years reconstruction. Jan Kralik was responsible for the structure bicycle expisition in NTM. He made all descriptions for individually bicycles. 37. The base of collection in National transport museum is Prague is part of Augustin Vondřichs' collection. His collection was oppened for pablic in Prague in Octorber 1943. The first all-metal penny-farthing with rubber tyres was presented by Starley & Co.
Cesta a historie českých kol: muzeální rámce a osobní výjevy
“As has been announced, the members of the Velocipedists’ Club from Prague will make a journey on Sunday the 24th of this month on velocipedes all the way from Prague to Chrudim”, this was the notice in Český Východ (East Bohemia) on 16 July 1881 for the first several-day outing of the “Czech Velocipedists’ Club 1880”. The cyclists rode on all-metal Kohouts made from 1880. One of the first machines, serial no. We are indebted in particular to Josef Kohout (1863-1946), one of the five sons of the Smíchov factory owner Jan Kohout (1819-1884), for popularising the bicycle in this country. According to the travel regulations for Prague (1892), a rider older than 16 was allowed to ride a bicycle, furnished with a licence from the police headquarters and a registration plate. “Dear Friend, We are sending this hometrainer through the waggoner Šípek to deliver to the Kuchyňkas. František Kliment won the Semmering uphill race on 8 September 1888 on a Sirius machine in a time of 43 minutes 30 seconds. The track measured 10 km with a climb of 400 m. For comparison - at the first car race in 1899, Count Pötting achieved a time of 48 minutes 55 seconds on a 6 hp Nesselsdorfer (later Tatra).
Experiential a geografické výlety
Following the invention of the pneumatic tyre (J. B. Dunlop, 1888), these also appeared on racing penny-farthings. These machines were very light (ca. “The only really safe machine . Safer than a tricycle. Faster than a penny-farthing. Producer: Metropolitan Machinists Co. Božena and Johanna Kohoutová were protagonists of cycling in Bohemia, but exclusively on tricycles. Augustin Vondřich (1880-1958), from the well-known Vondřich family, was a remarkable personality, celebrated in cycling and in motoring. He was a racing cyclist, later a vendor and producer of bicycles of his own make, AVON (Augustin VONdřich), publisher of the magazíne Cyklista (Cyclist), patron, organiser of races and also a lover of cycling history and the history of bicycles. In 1922, he was one of the first people in Europe to start making a collection assiduously. Producer: St. Producer: Rudge Cycles Co.
Příběh cesty skrze krajiny: autorova expedice a reflexe
In June 1994, the expedition continued with a long journey across Czechia and neighboring regions. The route included Šumava, Ore Mountains, Jizerské Mountains, Beskydy, and many other places. The author describes days of rain, storms, climbs, and the emotional landscape of long-distance riding. In total, the journey covered 1,746 kilometers, climbed 25,236 meters and took 16 days and 15 nights. The text emphasizes that the more the traveler sees, the more he likes the country, and that every hill can be climbed and every problem has a solution.
Závěrečné myšlenky a reflexe
The narrative ends with a personal confession: “I became a country fan on this bike trip :-)”. Predikce a realita výškového profilu ukazují, že plánování bývá nadhodnocené, ale těžké okamžiky spíše posilují ty dobré. Celkově šlo o intenzivní cestu, která zanechala trvalý dojem na ocenění domova a vlastní vytrvalosti. Výsledkem je přesvědčení, že každá kopec se dá vyjet a každé problém má řešení.