Category: Science, Technology & Engineering
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Why Velodrome Bikes Have No Brakes
Track bikes have one fixed gear, no freewheel and no brakes. Those omissions look alarming on the road but create smooth, predictable control on a steeply banked velodrome.
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Rocket Won the Race. Planet Built the Railway.
Rocket won the Rainhill Trials and entered every history book. Planet arrived in 1830, rearranged the machinery and helped turn a spectacular prototype into a recognisable railway locomotive.
