What kind of bike is this?
08-15-09, 12:21 PM
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What kind of bike is this?
I found this pic somewhere on the web. Published in LIFE Magazine. I love this thing, but have no clue what it is!
Anyone know?
08-15-09, 12:24 PM
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very nice and unique bicycle. it looks '50ish to me you know back when everything had the futuristic aero look. the rear suspension is cool too, like an early 'off road' bran bikes had those polymer bumpers in the stays.
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08-15-09, 06:43 PM
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THat is awesome on a bed of awesome, served with a savory awesome sauce.
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08-15-09, 10:14 PM
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08-15-09, 10:15 PM
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No, rear suspension was not common back in the day, few bikes had that feature that I know of.
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08-15-09, 10:39 PM
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08-15-09, 11:07 PM
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08-16-09, 07:43 AM
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weight?
since no one asked, i will, what does that lovely monster weigh?
08-16-09, 01:17 PM
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Depends. If some other schmuck is riding it, it weighs a ton.
If you are riding it and are now officially the baddest little badass ever to ride down your block, it weighs nothing.
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08-16-09, 04:05 PM
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08-17-09, 01:05 PM
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1939 Dayton Huffman Twin Flex. Or some referred to it as the Death Bike because the suspension made it really hard to handle.
more info here...https://www.bicyclebill.com/Bikecompp...onHuffman.html
here....https://www.thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1142
here...https://www.nostalgic.net/bicycle227.htm
and well, just Google "Dayton Huffman Twin Flex" and you'll get a lot of links to some awesome pics....the more I look at this bike the more I love it! I gotta find one.
more info here...https://www.bicyclebill.com/Bikecompp...onHuffman.html
here....https://www.thecabe.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1142
here...https://www.nostalgic.net/bicycle227.htm
and well, just Google "Dayton Huffman Twin Flex" and you'll get a lot of links to some awesome pics....the more I look at this bike the more I love it! I gotta find one.
