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Category Archives: Other bicycles
Uses of the past
Nostalgia is nonsense, the past rearranged to suit a fantasy of the way things were. Nostalgia is discarded farm implements left in the weather to rust, solidify, and decay in the service of decoration. Memory, on the other hand, when … Continue reading
Posted in History, Off topic, Other bicycles
Tagged cottered crank, Fiction, Holdsworth, memory
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Taking a stand: A five-year-old gets his way
The kid may have understood time as an idle train blocking the crossing ahead for no good reason. Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Other bicycles, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, children, kickstand, kids, maintenance
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A few years ago…
Posted in History, Other bicycles
Tagged FF Ide, Peoria bicycle, Peoria manufacturing
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Rebuilt in central Illinois: the Royal Scot
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
Posted in Becoming a bicycle, Bushwhacker, History, Other bicycles
Tagged bicycle repair, British, Bushwhacker, Raleigh, resto mod, restoration, Royal Scot, three speed
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Big ride (even though we haven’t been king sized since we were 13 colonies)
Is this a Schwinn I see before me? Let us now praise a big coaster-brake bicycle with full-coverage fenders. Continue reading
Posted in Bushwhacker, History, Other bicycles
Tagged John Ringham, King Size American, Schwinnn
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