50 Years Ago: June 1969 in Bicycling! magazine
06-09-19, 05:31 PM
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50 Years Ago: June 1969 in Bicycling! magazine
Interesting content and ad copy seemed to be a bit light 50 years ago this month in Bicycling, but I've included two articles that spoke to me the loudest.
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06-09-19, 07:52 PM
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Pretty cool to see this ad. Chardon is a great community not far from me. Bought a mint miyata there.
06-09-19, 09:07 PM
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So...is the story on page 8 worth posting?
06-09-19, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Spoonrobot
So...is the story on page 8 worth posting?
Complicating matters is that the pages of both articles are stuck together.
I'll see what I can do.
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Prompted by @Spoonrobot's pondering above, I've attached the two-part story here.
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Originally Posted by SpeedofLite
Prompted by @Spoonrobot's pondering above, I've attached the two-part story here.
But it was not! From a Texas newspaper:
The Monitor - Your Freedom Newspaper
McAllen, Texas Sunday, September 22, 1968
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Originally Posted by retrofit
Surprised no actual photos accompanied the story, especially given that a photog was one of the people who initiated the story. Which led me to wonder if the story was just a '60's "pipe-dream."
But it was not! From a Texas newspaper:
The Monitor - Your Freedom Newspaper
McAllen, Texas Sunday, September 22, 1968
But it was not! From a Texas newspaper:
The Monitor - Your Freedom Newspaper
McAllen, Texas Sunday, September 22, 1968
Thanks for contributing! Good find!
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Originally Posted by SpeedofLite
Complicating matters is that the pages of both articles are stuck together.
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Originally Posted by SpeedofLite
Prompted by @Spoonrobot's pondering above, I've attached the two-part story here.
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Originally Posted by noobinsf
Um...
You know....marketing.
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