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Vern's got a Cannondale! lol

Vanna looks great for 68!

Could we restrict ourselves to only photos, no fakes?

I'm here to see real people of whom I might know the names.
Not cartoons or those recent crude pastiches.
For those who must, make another thread?

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Originally Posted by oneclick (Post 23462997)

I have to agree. Photos of actual celebrities please?
Another topic for AI and photoshopped renditions would be great.
Thank You.

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Originally Posted by Rocket-Sauce (Post 23462314)

Born Feb 22

Drew Barrymore
https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net....jpg&width=634

Drew is on an Anthony Brothers trike. Interesting little machine. Look it up.

Like this one........I believe these and bikes were sold to schools, they are pretty much indestructible.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a99449cea5.jpg
Best, Ben

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Originally Posted by xiaoman1 (Post 23463179)

I believe these and bikes were sold to schools, they are pretty much indestructible

Kids' feet however, not so indestructible, like when it goes in the space between two spokes in the F wheel and then meets the back of the fork. Incredibly dangerous design.
And CPSC made Campy put a lip on the front of their F derailer cage?

The fork "dropout" has a spiky protuberance that seems designed to inflict pain as well. No functional purpose.
Frikken "designers"!

The whole thing is offensive to me as an engineer. Tubular steel, welded at the ends, can be both lighter and way stronger than this die-cast abomination, so the "indestructible" part, if true, comes at the expense of more material, weight, and well, expense.

Sorry, this is supposed to be about celebs, not an engineering forum, I'll shut up now.

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Originally Posted by thumpism (Post 23463093)

Drew is on an Anthony Brothers trike. Interesting little machine. Look it up.

Thanks, was not aware. Looks like the whole design could be sponsored by Alcoa or the like. Just read that the convertible part was that one rear wheel could fit in the rear fork to convert to first bicycle.

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Originally Posted by Duragrouch (Post 23463347)

Yep, and in either configuration the main backbone could be flipped over and the fork and seat reinstalled to be come a lowrider trike or ordinary.

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Originally Posted by Rocket-Sauce (Post 23463469)

Born Feb 24

Steve Jobs
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...vZWwWREoRvjoWm

Note that he's already wearing his signature Issey Miyake black mock turtleneck and Levi's 501s which became his signature daily "uniform".

I always wondered if he biked and what bike fit his aesthetic. Not surprised a Cinelli, but am surprised a touring frame with triple, although quite suited to bay area biking.

"I think one of the things that really separates us from the high primates is that we’re tool builders. I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. And, humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing, about a third of the way down the list. It was not too proud a showing for the crown of creation. So, that didn’t look so good. But, then somebody at Scientific American had the insight to test the efficiency of locomotion for a man on a bicycle. And, a man on a bicycle, a human on a bicycle, blew the condor away, completely off the top of the charts.

And that’s what a computer is to me. What a computer is to me is it’s the most remarkable tool that we’ve ever come up with, and it’s the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.” ~ Steve Jobs

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c47e13afa1.png
Al Fritz
Inventor of the Schwinn Sting Ray
Best, ben

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Originally Posted by xiaoman1 (Post 23464098)

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c47e13afa1.png
Al Fritz
Inventor of the Schwinn Sting Ray
Best, ben

This may be the most important person to do with Bikes posted here. :thumb:

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Originally Posted by Ballenxj (Post 23464918)

This may be the most important person to do with Bikes posted here. :thumb:

That might be true, but is he a celebrity? Among bike nerd, sure. But outside that group? :foo:

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Originally Posted by Rocket-Sauce (Post 23464960)

That might be true, but is he a celebrity? Among bike nerd, sure. But outside that group? :foo:

Maybe not in the view of show business, but how many here either had a Stingray or wanted one as a kid? Now let's think about the definition of celebrity? ;)