My first adult bike was a Raleigh three speed roadster, even that bike only had a half chain guard. After about 6 years I wanted something fast and worked in a factory over a summer and bought a Supercourse Mark II, (10 speed), put an aluminum rack on the back that I could hang canvas panniers off if I needed to carry anything. I think I'd still have that bike if it hadn't been run over by a car.
graywolf wrote: > 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 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world -- Anonymous -- 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.
