Larry,
To be clear, "bucket of bolts" was my friend's
description. The idea is interesting. Honda, of all
people, made a pretty neat scooter with a chain
working in the back-and-forth mode about the same time
called the "kick and go."
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> In a message dated 9/30/2003 10:00:04 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> feldmanbike@yahoo.com writes:
> emo-able at
> a Long Beach, CA, bike dealers' show in the early
> 1980's. She described it as pleasant to ride
> ergonomically, but feeling like a bucket of bolts
> threatening to disintegrate mechanically.
> David Feldman
> Vancouver, WA
> --- themaaslands@comcast.net wrote:
> > Martin asked:
> >
> > > I have a chance to buy a used Alenax bicycle.
> The
> > price is to be
> > > negotiated.The owner was asking $200.00 for a
> used
> > Alenax.The bicycle is
> > > not as rare as the current owner told me....only
> > one of three ever
> > > made......
> > > I have found a second source who claims he has
> > 100 NOS,NIB models of
> > > the Alenax bicycles,for $200.00 plus shipping
> > > My question is are these (ALENAX) a bicycle
> worth
> > having in a collection
> > > if the price is right?
> > > JEFF ARCHER AT FIRST FLIGHT BICYCLES HAS A
> PICTURE
> > OF ONE (ALENAX
> > > bicycle) on his website.
> > > The bicycles reportedly were made (invented)
> > around 1982 and were a
> > > flash in the pan as far as changing the bicycle
> > industry.
> > > Any feed back on these "stair stepper" type
> > bicycles would be
> > > appreciated from list members "in the know".
> >
> >
> > There were 2 red NOS NIB Alenax lever-propelled
> > bikes being offered at the
> > Hershey Car show last fall. If I remember
> correctly,
> > they wanted $150 each. The
> > fact that it made it into production is quite
> > something. There will always be
> > somebody who will treasure such oddities, but I
> > doubt it will ever have any
> > true monetary value. I almost bought one of the
> > Hershey ones.
> >
> > --
> > Steven Maasland
> > Moorestown, NJ
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> I am up to about 4 of them in all configurations and
> conditions. I have an
> original Glide-a-cycle 'tredle-pedal' bike and they
> have been around since the
> Star pre 1890.
> Didn't work then, don'
> t work now. poor idea, even though my alenax bikes
> are all tighter than a
> bucket of bolts.
> execution not too bad, just a ppor idea.
>
> Larry black
> Mt airy, Md
>
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