Category Archives: History

A few years ago…

Posted on February 15, 2017 by
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Rebuilt in central Illinois: the Royal Scot

Posted on November 16, 2016 by

Dave inserted the Royal Scot back into the flow of history, creating something sure to confuse anyone trying to identify this particular model. Continue reading →

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Big ride (even though we haven’t been king sized since we were 13 colonies)

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

Is this a Schwinn I see before me? Let us now praise a big coaster-brake bicycle with full-coverage fenders. Continue reading →

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They shoot old bicycle stories, don’t they?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by

I may be a bicycling dinosaur, but I know dinosaurs with older stories than mine. Continue reading →

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In the shop: Austro-Daimler Vent Noir

Posted on November 30, 2015 by

In the mid-to-late 1970s, an Austrian bicycle manufacturer went upscale in hopes of capturing the enduring loyalty of bicycle enthusiasts. Steyr-Daimler-Puch made it to the 1990s before disappearing into the parts bins of several other corporations. The company goes back to a gun maker in … Continue reading →

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Released into the wild: Bicycle ride t-shirts from the 1990s

Posted on August 3, 2015 by

If any ride deserved to survive on the strength of its graphics, it was PACRACC. Continue reading →

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Loose Screws Bicycle Parts. The past has a future again

Posted on March 18, 2015 by

“Loose Screws is bucking the general direction for bicycles. But we won’t compromise what we do.” Continue reading →

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