It's in my blood
08-11-12 | 10:50 AM
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car dodger
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From: garner/raleigh nc
It's in my blood
My fondness for C&V bikes...My cousin just sent me this pic of my grandfather from his cycling club days in Italy, just after the turn of the century I guess. My Dad said he was in a club but didn't think there were any pics of him. I remember my grandpa telling me how their feet would be strapped to the pedals by another rider, and had to be unstrapped afterwards. I don't see a front brake!
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1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
08-11-12 | 10:57 AM
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aka Tom Reingold
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Nice!
My father wasn't a cyclist, but as a kid, he desperately wanted a Schwinn and saw them as the best you could get. So the first bike he bought for me, when I was four, was a Schwinn.
And he taught me how to ride, at the age of four. Maybe that's why I love it so much. He had left our home soon before teaching me, which hurt a lot, so the riding lessons are a strong memory.
My father wasn't a cyclist, but as a kid, he desperately wanted a Schwinn and saw them as the best you could get. So the first bike he bought for me, when I was four, was a Schwinn.
And he taught me how to ride, at the age of four. Maybe that's why I love it so much. He had left our home soon before teaching me, which hurt a lot, so the riding lessons are a strong memory.
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
08-11-12 | 11:19 AM
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From: Pearland, Texas
Bikes: Cannondale, Trek, Raleigh, Santana
Nice!
My father wasn't a cyclist, but as a kid, he desperately wanted a Schwinn and saw them as the best you could get. So the first bike he bought for me, when I was four, was a Schwinn.
And he taught me how to ride, at the age of four. Maybe that's why I love it so much. He had left our home soon before teaching me, which hurt a lot, so the riding lessons are a strong memory.
My father wasn't a cyclist, but as a kid, he desperately wanted a Schwinn and saw them as the best you could get. So the first bike he bought for me, when I was four, was a Schwinn.
And he taught me how to ride, at the age of four. Maybe that's why I love it so much. He had left our home soon before teaching me, which hurt a lot, so the riding lessons are a strong memory.
Brad
08-12-12 | 05:26 PM
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From: vermont
Bikes: Many
Nice!
My father wasn't a cyclist, but as a kid, he desperately wanted a Schwinn and saw them as the best you could get. So the first bike he bought for me, when I was four, was a Schwinn.
And he taught me how to ride, at the age of four. Maybe that's why I love it so much. He had left our home soon before teaching me, which hurt a lot, so the riding lessons are a strong memory.
My father wasn't a cyclist, but as a kid, he desperately wanted a Schwinn and saw them as the best you could get. So the first bike he bought for me, when I was four, was a Schwinn.
And he taught me how to ride, at the age of four. Maybe that's why I love it so much. He had left our home soon before teaching me, which hurt a lot, so the riding lessons are a strong memory.
By the time I was 15, that original Stingray had taught me to ride, become a "moto-cross" bike. a side car motocross bike and then a full suspension BMX that I raced in very early BMX races.
I need to build a moto-cross stingray like I did in 1970. I think it took parts from four or five different bikes to make a decent dirt bike.
This is a great thread topic.
08-12-12 | 05:51 PM
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car dodger
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From: garner/raleigh nc
I had a no frills single speed sting ray, I rode it bmx style at an empty tract of land that had a network of singletrack on it, including berms, drops, drop-ins, etc. No racing, just fun riding. Didn't take good care of that bike but it held up well. That land is a shopping center now.
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1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
