Hey, that bike has been made exactly like that since 1903, kids! Oops! Sorry, they did upgrade it in the 70's when they started putting bright stickers on it. There are about 20 companies in India building those bikes, most of them get shipped to Africa. However you can get basically the same bike build in Holland with high-tech parts for $1500 or so.
A little less tongue in cheek, the old roadster bicycle has its place when you need a bicycle for transportation instead of for a toy. They ain't fast, but they don't break, even when you hang a few hundred pounds of cargo on them. Graywolf Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- P. J. Alling wrote: > Actually I was alluding to the point that bikes with full chain guards > were at least WWII vintage and therefore ancient... > > David Savage wrote: >> I interpreted Peter's comments as meaning that bikes with chain >> guards are for juvenile delinquents & sissies. >> >> But that's just me :-P >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave >> >> >> At 01:11 PM 19/12/2007, graywolf wrote: >> >>> So, Peter, just what is your point? That you have been deprived? If >>> that is so, >>> I can understand your resentment. >>> >>> >>> P. J. Alling wrote: >>> >>>> I haven't had a bike with a chain guard since I was 12, and I never had >>>> one with a full chain guard. >>>> >>>> graywolf wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ah, heck, Scott, the wheels are even already laced. This is the >>>>> >>> way they are >>> >>>>> supposed to come (second picture): >>>>> >>>>> http://www.yellowjersey.org/EASTMAN.HTML >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Scott Loveless wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/sdloveless/RaleighRapide02 >>>>>>> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
