Re: igirisu-shiki (off topic)

On 3/16/06 12:48 PM, in article dvciu6$86h$1$8302bc10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"Paul Blay" <ask_me_or_get_spam_trapped@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Sean" <notsean@xxxxxxx> wrote ...
Without resorting to "web searches," I must resort to theory based on
personal experience.

As a child in Canada, the first bike I had was as you describe. It was a
"one speed" (no gears) and you braked by pushing the pedal backwards. This
was the standard for first bicycles. If the chain came off when you were
flying down a big hill, you were in trouble. (It happened to me. Ouch.)

Almost Ditto. A steep and _windy road_ hill with a path that disappears
half way down. The chain didn't come off but after you get past a certain
speed it's too sodding late to do anything about it but take your legs out
of the way of the whirling pedals and pray.

Of course, this would be no problem in オランダ, where they have no hills.
Also, they wouldn't need gears in オランダ.

If I recall correctly, most of the one-speed back-pedal-brake bikes were
made in North America by companies like Schwinn. Maybe Schwinn's a Dutch
name. Probably German, but maybe from the flat part of Germany.

When we graduated to 3 speeds with hand brakes, and then to 10 speeds, the
big name at the time was Raleigh, a company based in イギリス, which is a
country that has some hills.

So, putting Muchan's and my anecdotal info together, my theory is:

オランダ式: Bicycles with no gear shifters and with back-pedal breaks.

イギリス式：Bicycles with hand brakes and gearing for going up hills.

My question then would be "Why the heck would any civilized country now
have オランダ式 bicycles?"

Cheap and simple. Great for riding along flat roads to get to the station or
to pick up a loaf of bread. Not intended to keep up with traffic.

.

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