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Can anyone find this bike for me.
Alright, fellas, I have a challenge for you. Don't ask me how I
stumbled upon this, but I did. There is a picture; if you go to Google images and search 'Rita Hayworth' on the first page of results (one of the last ones) you will see Rita on a peculiar looking bicycle. I want this bicycle. Can anyone tell me what this is? I have never seen it. It's like a vintage adult scooter. If anyone could help, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Dave If you would like, the direct link is below: http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Ha...0Cargo)_01.jpg |
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On Feb 4, 11:31 pm, wrote:
In article .com, says... There is a picture; if you go to Google images and search 'Rita Hayworth' on the first page of results (one of the last ones) you will see Rita on a peculiar looking bicycle. I want this bicycle. Can anyone tell me what this is? I have never seen it. It's like a vintage adult scooter. If anyone could help, that would be greatly appreciated. It's not a bicycle, it's a scooter. I can't quite make out the headtube badge, the shape of it is very familiar but I'm drawing a blank on the brand. Can't remember who was selling a modern version of those in the late '80s, cool but heavy. Didn't Coker make a large wheeled scooter at some point? I've lazily googled, but can't find any info--but I swear they did. |
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Somehow it looks like Rita didn't go very far on that one. But a scooter
(or "kickbike") can be a very efficient means ot long distance transport. A guy made i through the 1,220 km from Paris to Brest and back in 2003. As far as I remember he shifted leg after each three kicks. Don't take my word for it. See for yourself! http://www.machka.net/pbp/pbp/pbp29.htm Ivar Den 05.02.2007 kl. 04:59 skrev : Alright, fellas, I have a challenge for you. Don't ask me how I stumbled upon this, but I did. There is a picture; if you go to Google images and search 'Rita Hayworth' on the first page of results (one of the last ones) you will see Rita on a peculiar looking bicycle. I want this bicycle. Can anyone tell me what this is? I have never seen it. It's like a vintage adult scooter. If anyone could help, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Dave If you would like, the direct link is below: http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Ha...0Cargo)_01.jpg -- Sendt med Operas banebrydende postklient: http://www.opera.com/mail/ |
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On Feb 4, 9:59 pm, wrote:
Alright, fellas, I have a challenge for you. Don't ask me how I stumbled upon this, but I did. There is a picture; if you go to Google images and search 'Rita Hayworth' on the first page of results (one of the last ones) you will see Rita on a peculiar looking bicycle. I want this bicycle. Can anyone tell me what this is? I have never seen it. It's like a vintage adult scooter. If anyone could help, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Dave If you would like, the direct link is below: http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Ha...x/Annex%20-%20... Guys, I have found somethings similar at the following address. Apparently they are called 'kickstarters.' http://www.bikemania.biz/category_s/158.htm Dave |
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Ivar Hesselager wrote: Somehow it looks like Rita didn't go very far on that one. But a scooter (or "kickbike") can be a very efficient means ot long distance transport. A guy made i through the 1,220 km from Paris to Brest and back in 2003. As far as I remember he shifted leg after each three kicks. Don't take my word for it. See for yourself! http://www.machka.net/pbp/pbp/pbp29.htm Ivar The guy who completed Paris-Brest-Paris on a Kickbike is Alpo Kuusisto from Finland. He is the only person to have done this (he finished in about 85 hours). He also holds the world record for fastest marathon (42.195 kilometers or 26.219 miles) on a kick scooter (1:20:03), and longest distance ridden in 15, 20 and 24 hours (his 24 hour record is 322.5 miles, set on Aug. 31, 2002). John V. Den 05.02.2007 kl. 04:59 skrev : Alright, fellas, I have a challenge for you. Don't ask me how I stumbled upon this, but I did. There is a picture; if you go to Google images and search 'Rita Hayworth' on the first page of results (one of the last ones) you will see Rita on a peculiar looking bicycle. I want this bicycle. Can anyone tell me what this is? I have never seen it. It's like a vintage adult scooter. If anyone could help, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Dave If you would like, the direct link is below: http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Ha...0Cargo)_01.jpg -- Sendt med Operas banebrydende postklient: http://www.opera.com/mail/ |
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On Feb 4, 10:59 pm, wrote:
Alright, fellas, I have a challenge for you. Don't ask me how I stumbled upon this, but I did. There is a picture; if you go to Google images and search 'Rita Hayworth' on the first page of results (one of the last ones) you will see Rita on a peculiar looking bicycle. I want this bicycle. Can anyone tell me what this is? I have never seen it. It's like a vintage adult scooter. If anyone could help, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Dave If you would like, the direct link is below: http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Ha...x/Annex%20-%20... I don't think it is a regular push or kick scooter - it may be an Ingo Bike (aka ExerCycle). The Ingo Bike was only produced for several years - in the mid 1930's. The rear wheel had an eccentric hub, and you propelled the bike by bouncing up and down on the footboard. If you do a google search on "Ingo Bike" or "ExerCycle," you can photos of the bike. The Owl's Head Transportation Museum in Maine has one or more Ingo Bikes - see a photo of one at www.ohtm.org/1935ingo.html John V. in NH P.S. Some companies produce Ingo Bike replicas that are propelled by the same method. Do a search on "Whymcycle" "Hula Bike" or "Jump Bike" and you may find them. |
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Yes, it's an Ingo and it is not considered a scooter.
Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycles http://OldRoads.com |
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On Mon, Feb 5, 2007, 11:09am (EST-3)
On Feb 4, 9:59 pm, wrote: [snipped original post] Guys, I have found somethings similar at the following address. Apparently they are called 'kickstarters.' http://www.bikemania.biz/category_s/158.htm Dave __________________________ I'm not sure why bikemania.biz calls this line of scooterbikes "kickstarters." Most other dealers sell them under the Sidewalker name. The U.S. distributor is sidewalkerusa.com It appears that Rita Hayworth was standing on an Ingo bike (with front wheel smaller than the rear wheel). Some recumbernt bikes have a front wheel that is smaller than the rear wheel, but I don't know of any scooter-bike hybrids that do. Some have front and rear wheels that are the same size (e.g., Sidewalkers) and some have a front wheel that is larger than the rear wheel. An example of the latter is the Kickbike brand scooter-bike, which has either a 26 inch or 700c front wheel, and either a 16 or 18 inch rear wheel. John V. |
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