Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
On the one hand, it's charming that this 100+ year old family owned bike maker is still with us. On the other hand, I am struck by how crude these bikes are. Crimped fork ends, stamped steel dropouts, OPC crank, steel rims, stamped steel chain ring, etc. It's like a time warp back to Malaise era Schwinns and Murrays.
It works, man! That's the whole point, no frills manufacture, solid product with extremely low maintenance costs and that will likely last pretty much forever.
Those Schwinns and Murrays were actually pretty fun growing up, btw.
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