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

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.

Since many newsreaders won't bring up the URL with parentheses in it,
http://tinyurl.com/2wpo7m


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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.

You can see similar scooters in Amish country near, for example,
Lancaster, PA. Even there they are dying out, though. They were a
compromise for Amish kids who wanted to ride bikes, but whose parents
thought bikes were too modern. Now more of the Amish kids you see are
riding bikes.

As far as buying one of these, aside from coming to the Lancaster area
and looking for garage sales, I would have no idea.

--

David L. Johnson

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries,
and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove
mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. [1 Corinth. 13:2]

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.

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




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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

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




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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.

Yes, it's an Ingo and it is not considered a scooter.

Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycles
http://OldRoads.com

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

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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.