Why Ride Vintage Bicycles

Video Transcript

"So in that last clip I showed you a crusty old bike that you might have found in your garage, and the last thing I said about it was that it would be a rider, and so why do people ride vintage bicycles? Have you noticed today, the only time you see an adult on a bicycle is if they're wearing spandex or Lycra skintight clothing, fancy helmets, fancy cycling shoes. That's not really what bikes should be about, and I think cycling in general has lost its way. With vintage bikes, these are what people used to ride. They used to ride them in street clothes. You go to other countries, and people ride bikes like this. On a vintage bike like this English bicycle, you have an upright riding position. You can look around while you're riding. You're not hunched over like the cycles with the curly handlebars like a racing bike. You sit upright; you can see traffic. You've got a springy, comfortable seat that can support your weight. You've got a chain guard down here, so you can actually wear pants when you're riding a bicycle. That's unheard of today. You can't find a new bike with a chain guard. The other thing are fenders. Some people call them mudguards. You know, you you drive through a puddle, you get that streeT stripe of of spray on your back when you don't have a fender. Well, bikes used to have fenders. That it was standard to get a bike like this. Every bike shop would have them. Today these are unique, which is strange."