08-05-2004, 12:39 PM
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| Guest | Re: Old timers - fake gas tank on bikes
On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:42:36 -0700, tomk2003@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) wrote:
>In article <7gq4h0tqigfpophd9m3fhigk91oclkp11k@4ax.com>,
> Badger_South <Badger@South.net> writes:
>> I was reading a blurb in Urban Cycling about the culture in the 50s being
>> so oriented to automobiles.
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>> One of the things that got a laugh was the mention of how bikes in those
>> days had fake 'gas tanks' on the bikes.
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>And it's not just limited to the '50s:
> http://www.rydjor.com/bikecollection/1998hd.htm
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>There are lots of other interesting blasts from the past
>at this site, too.
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>cheers,
> Tom
A 1998 Harley? Cool. Great pics on that site, thx.
Mine looked a lot like this one, only red&white:
http://www.rydjor.com/bikecollection/1952bfg.htm
But since it was Sears&Roebuck, probably a rebranded Schwinn. Heh, had the
light on the front fended, taking 2 C batteries, IIRC.
Have to admit, it set my 7y.o. heart to racing when I first saw it under
the Christmas Tree back then. ;-)
-B
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