Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

- ASE BXS Bicycle Motocross Sideca r The ax Sidehack is designed to fit I ! I I 20-inch h igh -rise type bicycles. An outstandi ng feat ure is it s bolt-on mounting system (patent applied for) . T h is enables a n y rider to Quick ly a nd easily attach or remove the hack wit hout any welding or hass le about "ruini ng" a new or expensive bike . Other features include a gusseted and tube-braced chassis of formed and welded steel tubing; heavy duty 16-ineh BMX whee l, tires, hub and bearings. with No. 10 (120 guagel Redline's monoshock BX frame and fork This is Red Line's newest product , a bicycle-MX fra me . The frame is constructed of aircraft qu ality 4130 c:hrome-moly tubing , and heJi-arc welded .The frame k it includ es shock, fend er. and seat mounts . Front for ks are also available. Complete bicycles will be available soon . MX frame $120 .00, forks $20 .00 . spokes. Frame geometry and hand-holds are inspired by designs used -on mo to rcy cle mo tocross sidecars; wheel cover has a padded sea t. Cafe Fairing m.M.1. 'MAGS SO\..D HERE "Super Mag" T his new ret rieving tool loo k s like a flashlight wit h a long flexib le tail o n t he f ro nt . Un - Eagles for a " Pedal-Cross" To meet the soaring po p ularity of a new sport, Good - year has miniaturized its championship Eagle MX tire into an off-street tire for leg- powered bikes . The open lug tread patt er n goes well into the sid ewa ll, permitting sharp t urns in loose d irt. The t ire is availab le as a 20 x 2.125 . Write : Goodyear. Dept . BDS, Akron. DH 44316. like a flashlig ht. it has two push-buttons. Ho ldi ng o ne de- pressed t urns o n the illu minator. a fiber optic light which hel ps find the lost item. Depressing the other energizes th e strong electro magnet , w hich loc ks onto the dropped part for easy retr ieva l. A shield around the elec t ro magnet d irects its attrac ti o n force only to t he part to be ret rieved . "Super Mag" operates on two st andard flash ligh t bat teries. Wr ite: 3 B & 0 Products. Dept. BDS. Ogallala, NE 69153 . Nevvport Design & Manu factur ing, Inc. an nounces t he availability of the "M onotrack" Cafe Fa iring designed to mou nt o n a 20" high rise bicycle. The kit cons ists of fairi ng: ha nd leba rs, plus mo un t ing ha rdwa re . Suggested co ns u mer price will be appro ximately $49. 00 F.O.B. Newport Beach , Ca lifo r n ia . Wri te : New port Desig n & Manufacturi ng , lnc ., Dept. BDS, 2440 Twentv -second St .• Newport Beach, CA 92660 . The new Emmex Motocross Th e new Emme x m o to cross bicycle fr o m Cycle Tr end fea t u res oi l dam p ed . plated fro nt forks. and he a vy duty dro p ce n ter re info rced rims . Th e Emme x has been d e signed from the gro u nd up wit h d urabilit y in m ind . Dist ributo rs wr it e : Cycl e Trend Co rporat ion. Dep t . Mossberg Motocross MX - the mean machine Mossberg' s entry is set up for Mo tocro ss right from the st art . This meany featu res rugged eve rything - frame, wheel s, tires, stem, saddle , cha in, and padded MX handlebars. Ot her feat u re s: 20x 2 .125 w hee ls; heavy-dut y knobby ti res ; thirty six .105 inc h dia meter spokes and do ub le-wall r ims ; wide flange front hub ; solid forged . steel fork ; and Bend ix coaster br ake. Co lor : black. Write : Mossberg Bicycles, O .F . Mossberg & Sons . Dept. BDS. 7 Grasso Ave. , No . Haven, CT 06473. ! I I BDS, 258 Squaw o -.. Ale xander, AR 72002 . .22 .- bei ng hit by a 200'pound, half-cra zy fullback. He will get hit b y a bike o cc as io na lly, but th e b ik e weighs 35 to 40 pounds as opposed to a 200-plus-pound motorcycle. While bi cycle motocross is inherentl y a fairl y sa fe sport, parents should help to keep it th at wa y . Kids arc not usually noted for great judgment. If a promot er told th em to ride off ,j 200-foot cliff and try to tow the ir bikes to Catalina. some would undoubt edl y try. And th ere arc undoubtedly promoters wh o would ur ge them to d o just th at if th ey c o u ld se ll t ic kets to spec ta to rs. Another though t : While leath ers are probabl y unnecess ary . it wouldn 't hurt t o h av e kids we ar basketball pads to protect fr agil e knees an d elbows. Once injured, jo in ts seld o m he at righ t. Ey e p rotection should be mandatory, but isn 't . ~Ioto cro ssin g o f an y kind is a kid's ga me. In th e gaso line variety , th e adu lts ca n pla y a nd ge t away w ith it to a c e r ta in extent because a 3 D-h o rsepo w e r e ngine is a gr eat equali zer . hu t n ot so in bi c ycl e m otoc ross . Er nie Alex ander tells wh at h appened in a race fo r fa the rs a t So led ad : They lin ed up 22 fa thers . ':Jim Em erson led downthc hill in to the mu dh ol c , Instead of jumping the mudh ol e like the kid s d o, he w ent through it a nd w ent do wn . Th e o ther fa th er s tried 10 ri de ove r him . O ne fa ther got t hro ugh. h ut th er e was s uc h a pi le-u p we had to stop t h e race for safe ty's sake." - fro m Bicy cle Mot o cross N ews, N o ucmb er , J 9 74. If fa th er s can't do any bette r th a n that o n a b icycle moto cro ss co urse. th en o bvio usly they ca n "I le a ch kids ver:: muc h abo ut BX ruci ng tec hniq ues. I acc ept .rh a t and will refrain from cont rihu ting to th e a lready gr ea t pi le o f no nsense wri t te n by typewrit er r a c ers . Bu t I d id o bse rve a nd h ear a co up le of th in gs a t the tr a c k tha t m ight int er e st so me BXcrs, First o f all , eve ry o n e w as panting u t th e en d o f a r a c e hut the los er s w e re pan ti ng a lo t harder th an th e w in ne rs. Th e way to cure a had case o f th e pan ts is t o ride yo u r hi ke up steep hill s du ring th e we e k, t o run a t eve ry o p portu n ity , an d to sw im un til yo u feci like a fish. '(b e n Scot Breith aupt , wh o 's wo n a go dawfu l n u m ber of races . ment ioned cas ua lly tha i h e cou ld Itog p ress i50 p o u nds . .. . lb er e 's pro b a bly a m essa ge there so mew he re . Also ( no tic ed tha t b ic y cl e m oto cro ss lo oked like a hell of a lo t o f fun. Sort o f wi sh 1 were 10 ga in ' on I again . ..

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