Just Cool
04-09-15 | 04:07 PM
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From: ohio
Bikes: Surly long haul trucker, Surly steamroller,Huffy Catalina, Univega Alpina 501. Gravity deadeye monster, Raliegh sport , Electra loft 1
Just Cool
I went to ride at a local park Wife was walking so I didn't have time for the 12 mile up and back. I took my mongoose bike shaped object as I would get more work out for the distance . The place I turned around there was an older gentleman resting on a bench I would guess around 70 He was riding a faded but complete good shape balloon tire schwinn. He told me he got it for his 12th birthday 
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Roy
04-09-15 | 05:11 PM
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From: South Holland, NL
Bikes: Yes, please.
See? One bike is all one needs ... 
04-09-15 | 10:01 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Your story is much cooler than mine.
When I turned 12 I got a used ($15) Schwinn middleweight with a 2-speed Bendix shifter that looked like a handbrake lever. Six months later I moved up to a bottom-end Bianchi Corsa 10-speed.
What do I ride today? A fat-tired Schwinn (mountain) bike and a Bianchi road bike. The more things change ... .
When I turned 12 I got a used ($15) Schwinn middleweight with a 2-speed Bendix shifter that looked like a handbrake lever. Six months later I moved up to a bottom-end Bianchi Corsa 10-speed.
What do I ride today? A fat-tired Schwinn (mountain) bike and a Bianchi road bike. The more things change ... .
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
04-10-15 | 12:16 AM
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From: Port Angeles, WA
Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.
Eh. If the implication is that's the only bike he's had since age 12, I guess he just not very interested in bikes; or just not very curious.
Good to see he's still riding at 70, though.
Good to see he's still riding at 70, though.
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
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