Odd roadster from the Soviet Union
10-24-13 | 12:25 PM
#26
It's MY mountain
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Mt.Diablo
Bikes: Klein, Merckx, Trek
OK, check this out. The headtube and hub have an acronym that looks like English letters XB3, which is Russian for HVZ (say "khay-vay-zay", stands for "Kharkov Bicycle Factory) and that's the manufacturer in Ukraine - KingSting already mentioned some of this. You may have to Google Translate this page:
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0 %B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4
The Ukraine is listed as one of the road models.
If you actually use the Cyrillic letters in a Google search you'll find all kinds of photos and videos:
Copy and paste -> ХВЗ
or хвз украина
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0 %B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4
The Ukraine is listed as one of the road models.
If you actually use the Cyrillic letters in a Google search you'll find all kinds of photos and videos:
Copy and paste -> ХВЗ
or хвз украина
Last edited by DiabloScott; 10-24-13 at 12:43 PM.
10-24-13 | 12:36 PM
#27
aka Tom Reingold
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,338
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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
DiabloScott, that explanation makes it even cooler. I painted our name and house number on our mailbox last summer. I had never done anything like that. My writing was much bigger than on the bike, and the results were much cruder. And it took me about 90 minutes to do it.
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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.
10-24-13 | 06:38 PM
#28
Thread Starter
Bicycle Repairman
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 687
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From: The Land of Three Mile Island
Bikes: Many
OK, check this out. The headtube and hub have an acronym that looks like English letters XB3, which is Russian for HVZ (say "khay-vay-zay", stands for "Kharkov Bicycle Factory) and that's the manufacturer in Ukraine - KingSting already mentioned some of this. You may have to Google Translate this page:
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0 %B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4
The Ukraine is listed as one of the road models.
If you actually use the Cyrillic letters in a Google search you'll find all kinds of photos and videos:
Copy and paste -> ХВЗ
or [SIZE=5][COLOR=#ff0000]хвз украина
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0 %B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4
The Ukraine is listed as one of the road models.
If you actually use the Cyrillic letters in a Google search you'll find all kinds of photos and videos:
Copy and paste -> ХВЗ
or [SIZE=5][COLOR=#ff0000]хвз украина
https://vk.com/club1212999?z=album-1212999_119411419
Looks like it's from 1976.
Way cool stuff. Thanks for posting!
Last edited by kingsting; 10-24-13 at 06:41 PM.
