Boris Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Today I went along to the first (hopefully of many) Yorkshire Velocipede Rally, despite crap weather and it being a weekday, 7 machines turned up, doing a run from Pickering to Levisham in the morning and doing some turns up and down Grosmont station in the afternoon. It was great fun to watch and at Grosmont they were even letting folks have a bit of a play, altogether a great day and the folks at the NYMR want a pat on the back for making it happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 1001 uses for patio furniture vol.1. Is that a "parp-parp" horn on the second-last photo (with the blue chair)? And are they all single-gear/no freewheel? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 That is indeed a genuine bona fide parp parp warning instrument on the machine in question - apparently in use until 1982 with Norwegian State Railways as a track inspection vehicle. The third and 4 photos from the top are track bikes, the third photo being a genuine GNR 1874 track bike from the Doncaster area, with the one below being a modern equivalent built for fun. These are propelled by a rocking motion and come with a foot or hand brake. All the others bar the red contraption have a free wheel facility as you would find on any bike, the top two are ultra lightweight and have mountain bike gears, reaching the heady speed of 15mph! The red contraption is an ex PW bogie converted by the NYMRs MPD into a velocipede and is about the heaviest thing there is, it has no free wheel and is direct drive with back-pedalling providing the braking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Brilliant!.......What smashing fun! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I'm reminded of an episode of Scrapheap Challenge when they mounted four mountain bikes sideways-on to the track on some trolley or other and pedalled like mad... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linthorpe Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 That looks fun, although I expect overtaking is a bit of a problem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 The GNR machine looks very similar to one that I saw many years ago in the old East Germany Pedant mode on. Trike not Bike. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 It all looks rather fun. Kevin and Jacqui make all sorts of human powered vehicles for all gauges and size of operators.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Dangerous territory that, its a pump trolley not a velocipede..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dana Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Good excuse for the bachman gandydancer ho and n on a MODEL british RAILWAY lay out , "er they are taking part on a velocipede gala " Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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