Hi Guys. It appears that the forks have been bent back 3 inches or more, and I have never seen a fork with that much damage that didn't take the frame with it. I advise the list to pass on this bike, and the seller not to try and sell off his dangerous wrecks. I hope the mid west warms up for you list members in those parts.
Tom Harriman San Francisco, Ca
>From: "Eric Phillips" <altinos@gmail.com>
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR] WWII Swiss Army bike
>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:57:56 -0500
>
>Here's a similar bike online:
>
>http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=310840
>
>Eric Phillips
>Southfield, MI USA
>
>On 1/17/07, Bob Hanson <theonetrueBob@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>>This copy of a 5 x 5" advert was sent by a friend who tore it out of an
>>airline magazine.
>>
>>
>>http://shutter15.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/05/006/79/7F/C1/86/1cBux+pL-JHGRsOPG4uUMOgFbRZUpyeY0300.jpg
>>
>>Not a true lightweight bike, but certainly within our CR List era.
>>Looked like a nice buy, but who knows the true condition of these
>>bikes... and he now has no Idea of the merchant selling them, anyway.
>>
>>Notice the small bag hanging within the rear triangle. I assume it was
>>for tools, but I think a pistol pouch would also make a nice accessory
>>for any bike.
>>
>>It is my understanding that the Swiss army had quite recently replaced
>>their older style bicycles (similar to this one) with more modern
>>MTB/VTT style bikes, so many of the retired models may be circulating
>>through various vendors What Fun!.
>>
>>Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA