Originally Posted by
juvela
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one o' me fave dork items from the boom not included in the above inventory is the safety flag
can recall watching a short film from near to nineteen seventy about a a boy scout group which goes on an organized tour
each member was supplied with a yellow schwinn continental for the event which was fitted with a day-glo orange safety flag
quite a sight to see a group of twenty or more riders all dressed identically and riding the same model of bike in the same colour with these safety flags fluttering in the breeze
can anyone else recall seeing this film?
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Yes, definitely. I think of it as a sign of how easily the America of the Midwest could model North Korea. I was a Boy Scout myself for a couple years. Being struck down by a car while riding home from scouts on a stormy night left me with just enough of a financial stake to enter the world of "deluxe bicycles" by underwriting my first Varsity. The two+ years I spent riding that bike are why I feel no compelling reason to own one today. I have paid my dues.