Originally Posted by
JohnnyBee
I spent an entire day in Philadelphia today ... As I walked around the city, I looked at
piles and piles of vintage bikes that had been converted
too fixies and SS. Matter of fact, I thought there were a
lot of bikes in Holland, and in Germany. Nothing prepared
me for what I witnessed on a warm day in Philly today.
I made a point of checking out almost all of the C&V bikes
that were parked in row after row, and the ones that were
being ridden. 75 % of them were maimed and scarred for life.
Anything you could imagine had been butchered or mutilated.
I was in downtown Philly for a conference last week and was amazed at the sheer volume of old bikes, and the number which were neglected and/or butchered. I did make my way over to "Via Bicycle" to see what they had in stock and it was vintage heaven, bikes hanging from the rafters, packed on the sidewalk, and lined up along every square inch of available floorspace. I was wishing there was a good way to take something home with me, but all I bought were some brass Japanese bells for my daughters mixte and my touring bike.
CMC