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An antique bike
For a friend, who would like to know more about this bike
Sergio Pisa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mia figlia ha fatto questa foto http://yfrog.com/b761321200824462228127705j oggetto spettacolare! sarebbe bello saperne di piu' |
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An antique bike
On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:59:09 -0700 (PDT), sergio
wrote: For a friend, who would like to know more about this bike Sergio Pisa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mia figlia ha fatto questa foto http://yfrog.com/b761321200824462228127705j oggetto spettacolare! sarebbe bello saperne di piu' Dear Sergio, It looks like a typical bike-boom era (~1896) scorcher model, meaning little more than a dropped handlebar for speed and style. There were hundreds of companies building such bicycles, most of which were almost identical. There may be a big silver name plate on the steering tube. A large collection of photos of similar bikes: http://www.nostalgic.net/arc/pre1920....asp?start=100 An 1894 "scorcher" ad: http://www.nostalgic.net/index.asp?S...corcher+ad.jpg A $100 1897 "scorcher" given the more dignified name of "racer": http://www.nostalgic.net/index.asp?S...yers+cat+4.jpg By 1899, the bike boom has collapsed, the price of "scorchers" has dropped to $40, and the bicycle companies are going out of business: http://www.nostalgic.net/index.asp?S...lyer+cat+2.jpg Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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