A friend of mine rode one when they were demo-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
> Martin asked:
\r?\n>
\r?\n> > I have a chance to buy a used Alenax bicycle. The
\r?\n> price is to be
\r?\n> > negotiated.The owner was asking $200.00 for a used
\r?\n> Alenax.The bicycle is
\r?\n> > not as rare as the current owner told me....only
\r?\n> one of three ever
\r?\n> > made......
\r?\n> > I have found a second source who claims he has
\r?\n> 100 NOS,NIB models of
\r?\n> > the Alenax bicycles,for $200.00 plus shipping
\r?\n> > My question is are these (ALENAX) a bicycle worth
\r?\n> having in a collection
\r?\n> > if the price is right?
\r?\n> > JEFF ARCHER AT FIRST FLIGHT BICYCLES HAS A PICTURE
\r?\n> OF ONE (ALENAX
\r?\n> > bicycle) on his website.
\r?\n> > The bicycles reportedly were made (invented)
\r?\n> around 1982 and were a
\r?\n> > flash in the pan as far as changing the bicycle
\r?\n> industry.
\r?\n> > Any feed back on these "stair stepper" type
\r?\n> bicycles would be
\r?\n> > appreciated from list members "in the know".
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> There were 2 red NOS NIB Alenax lever-propelled
\r?\n> bikes being offered at the
\r?\n> Hershey Car show last fall. If I remember correctly,
\r?\n> they wanted $150 each. The
\r?\n> fact that it made it into production is quite
\r?\n> something. There will always be
\r?\n> somebody who will treasure such oddities, but I
\r?\n> doubt it will ever have any
\r?\n> true monetary value. I almost bought one of the
\r?\n> Hershey ones.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> --
\r?\n> Steven Maasland
\r?\n> Moorestown, NJ