Alenax bicycle
07-29-11 | 05:58 PM
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Alenax bicycle
This just popped up on my local cl and was wondering if anyone knew about these bikes. Not something I'd ever ride but interesting none the less. Im thinking of making an offer but not sure what's reasonable.
https://albany.craigslist.org/bik/2520304848.html
https://albany.craigslist.org/bik/2520304848.html
07-29-11 | 07:17 PM
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This just popped up on my local cl and was wondering if anyone knew about these bikes. Not something I'd ever ride but interesting none the less. Im thinking of making an offer but not sure what's reasonable.
https://albany.craigslist.org/bik/2520304848.html
https://albany.craigslist.org/bik/2520304848.html
I live about a mile from where their offices used to be...
They're not "rare", at least if you consider how often they show up on CL. Usually the asking price is $100-$200, but I don't know what they ultimately sell for.
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03-22-17 | 10:55 AM
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I've got a couple of Alenax Transbar Power bikes in the novelty category of my bike collection. It's a set of matching his and hers 1985 Pale Blue Alenax TRB 2400 Bikes. Alenax bikes were only manufactured for eight years, in Rochester, NY, with production ceasing in 1993. My bikes were made the first year they were made.
03-22-17 | 12:49 PM
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Lever drive cycles go back over one hundred years with machines such as the American Star. On its design one could press the levers alternately or one could press both at once.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Star_Bicycle
Had the opportunity to lever one once.
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Lever drive cycles go back over one hundred years with machines such as the American Star. On its design one could press the levers alternately or one could press both at once.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Star_Bicycle
Had the opportunity to lever one once.
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03-23-17 | 12:13 PM
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03-23-17 | 12:47 PM
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I've got a couple of Alenax Transbar Power bikes in the novelty category of my bike collection. It's a set of matching his and hers 1985 Pale Blue Alenax TRB 2400 Bikes. Alenax bikes were only manufactured for eight years, in Rochester, NY, with production ceasing in 1993. My bikes were made the first year they were made.
10-09-19 | 09:13 AM
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There's a reason that these bikes did not catch on in popularity and replace the more traditional diamond-frame bikes. However, it is uniquely fun to ride. At first your muscle memory makes you want to pedal in a complete rotation. But with proper concentration you can begin to ride it without as much constant, conscious thought. And it certainly catches the attention of others, especially other riders, when you're out riding or at a cycling gathering. It's an integral part of my "novelty bike" collection.
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