Old timers - fake gas tank on bikes - Page 8 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

08-10-2004, 07:44 PM

Bikes with the fake gas tanks.
Bikes with monkey handlebars and banana seats.

These, along with English 3-speeds, are still very popular with a diverse vein
of cyclists.

Menotomy Vintage Bicycles, Inc.
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>>KD wrote:
>>> I'm not OLD enough for my fist bike to have had a gas tank, but man I
>>> lusted after those Sting Rays with the 5-speed consol shift!

08-11-2004, 10:27 AM

Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
> One of the things that got a laugh was the mention of how bikes in those
> days had fake 'gas tanks' on the bikes.

One of my club fellows welded up a tank, integral with the top tube,
that accomodates a 16 oz. "tallboy" can along with a quantity of ice.
Resourceful.

Chalo Colina

08-11-2004, 10:27 AM

Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
> One of the things that got a laugh was the mention of how bikes in those
> days had fake 'gas tanks' on the bikes.

One of my club fellows welded up a tank, integral with the top tube,
that accomodates a 16 oz. "tallboy" can along with a quantity of ice.
Resourceful.

Chalo Colina

08-11-2004, 10:27 AM

Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
> One of the things that got a laugh was the mention of how bikes in those
> days had fake 'gas tanks' on the bikes.

One of my club fellows welded up a tank, integral with the top tube,
that accomodates a 16 oz. "tallboy" can along with a quantity of ice.
Resourceful.

Chalo Colina

08-11-2004, 10:27 AM

Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
> One of the things that got a laugh was the mention of how bikes in those
> days had fake 'gas tanks' on the bikes.

One of my club fellows welded up a tank, integral with the top tube,
that accomodates a 16 oz. "tallboy" can along with a quantity of ice.
Resourceful.

Chalo Colina

08-11-2004, 10:27 AM

Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
> One of the things that got a laugh was the mention of how bikes in those
> days had fake 'gas tanks' on the bikes.

One of my club fellows welded up a tank, integral with the top tube,
that accomodates a 16 oz. "tallboy" can along with a quantity of ice.
Resourceful.

Chalo Colina