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Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-20-17, 12:32 PM

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So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

If you could actually explain why, you would do....

If you could actually explain why, you would do. "You're wrong because I said so" is not an argument.

I've touched on class interests, cultural hegemony, and the ideologies that political...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-20-17, 11:57 AM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

Views: 65,147

Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Their base is those they go golfing with, those...

Their base is those they go golfing with, those who fund their campaigns and those they directly share financial interests with, nobody else. It's absurd to say that people "get the government they...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-20-17, 10:10 AM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

Views: 65,147

Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Yeah, both parties are still upholding the...

Yeah, both parties are still upholding the founding principles of America, namely greed, scapegoating, colonial expansion, and totalitarian repression of effective dissent along with the demographics...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-16-17, 12:17 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

No, that's a different company, that doesn't own...

No, that's a different company, that doesn't own Raleigh they just licence the name for the German market.

That's what the Wikipedia page you read says.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-15-17, 10:09 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

captain kangaroo looks like he's not allowed to...

captain kangaroo looks like he's not allowed to live near schools.

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-15-17, 09:42 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

Views: 65,147

Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Raleigh belongs to Accell N.V out of the...

Raleigh belongs to Accell N.V out of the Netherlands. They brought back the Chopper for kids, but other than that there's no continuity in design, naming schemes etc. Those who work for (more like...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-13-17, 11:06 AM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

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Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Sounds like the Varsity is still extremely...

Sounds like the Varsity is still extremely terrible, but america's unique cultural problems gave it a niche. If you showed up on one even in 1950s England... As for comfort, I suppose frame angles...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-13-17, 08:01 AM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

Views: 65,147

Posted By Cute Boy Horse

Nothing you said actually explained the schwinn...

Nothing you said actually explained the schwinn varsity. Raleigh made a lot of cheap lugged gas pipe 5 and 10 speed bikes in the same period, under their own brand and others. None of them weighed...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

03-12-17, 07:12 PM

Replies: 424

So why did Schwinn become so uncool in the eighties??

Views: 65,147

Posted By Cute Boy Horse

I never understood the Varsity. From it's weight...

I never understood the Varsity. From it's weight and specification it might possibly be the worst post-war drop handlebar bike yet made. When I found out how much they weighed I assumed that was...

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