Bike License???
07-27-10 | 11:15 PM
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Bike License???
so, on this bike I pulled out of the trash, I found this totally cool sticker:
it appears to be a bike license for the town of Tonawanda, NY. Does anyone know when this could be from? when did they require bike licenses like this?
It's such a cool find that I'm going to mask it before I paint the rest of the bike to preserve it.
rad.
it appears to be a bike license for the town of Tonawanda, NY. Does anyone know when this could be from? when did they require bike licenses like this?
It's such a cool find that I'm going to mask it before I paint the rest of the bike to preserve it.
rad.
07-28-10 | 09:24 AM
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Licenses were fairly common up into the 70s. Supposedly to help with tracing lost or stolen bikes. Didn't work that well and the cities finally figured out it was costing them to much money to run a registration program.
07-28-10 | 10:03 AM
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so, on this bike I pulled out of the trash, I found this totally cool sticker:
it appears to be a bike license for the town of Tonawanda, NY. Does anyone know when this could be from? when did they require bike licenses like this?
It's such a cool find that I'm going to mask it before I paint the rest of the bike to preserve it.
rad.
it appears to be a bike license for the town of Tonawanda, NY. Does anyone know when this could be from? when did they require bike licenses like this?
It's such a cool find that I'm going to mask it before I paint the rest of the bike to preserve it.
rad.
07-28-10 | 10:35 AM
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
07-28-10 | 11:24 AM
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07-28-10 | 11:32 AM
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"Licenses were fairly common up into the 70s"
Huh? Isn't this still standard operating procedure for bike ownership?
In my town, you get the bike registered at the fire department.
Huh? Isn't this still standard operating procedure for bike ownership?
In my town, you get the bike registered at the fire department.
07-28-10 | 11:37 AM
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not here in Connecticut. I've heard of registering bikes for theft protection, but not licenses. CitiZen, is it effective where you are?
07-28-10 | 11:58 AM
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Word_nerd, I posted a question like yours an another board and am waiting for responses. I'll let you know.
07-28-10 | 01:35 PM
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
07-28-10 | 01:48 PM
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Our city dropped a registration requirement because it turned out to cost more to run than it could bring in. It was income negative.
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