Topic: Two Stroke Engines

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Divide & Ruin
Episode 793 2:17:38 - 2:21:34

793: Divide & Ruin

1970s French Economy, Solex Motorized Bicycles

A host recounts traveling through France in the 1970s and observing the widespread use of Solex motorized bicycles due to the poor economy. They describe the "two-wheel culture" where riders would tow each other to save fuel. The discussion turns to the mechanics of two-stroke engines and the rarity of old Saabs that used similar technology.