On Oct 29, 2008, at 12:58:12 PM, "Charles F Nighbor" <cnighbor1@comcast.net> wrote: From: "Charles F Nighbor" <cnighbor1@comcast.net> Subject: [CR]Water Usage and repair in 1950's rides Date: October 29, 2008 12:58:12 PM GMT-04:00 To: "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Cc: "Tom Sanders" <tesanders@comcast.net>, "Robert Freeman" <rdfreeman@msn .com> A CR member sent a web site on Mike Walden's Wolverine Club in Detroit in late 40's and thru 50's with photos. One photo had me in it with a bunch of other Club members on a ride on Woodward Avenue far from home. I send a copy if asked. My question is this what did we do for water and bike repairs. None of the bikes in photo have a bike bottle or repair kits mounted on the bike. For water I vaguely remember pulling into a gas station and drinking from the water hose. I don't remember ever getting a flat that required help from Dad driving out and getting me home. Now Detroit in summer could be 95 degrees and 90% humility. so why wasn't I dehatrated. And how did I avoid a flat miles from home on a week day when Dad was at work with the only family car and Mom didn't drive. What did others do for water and repair? Interested in hearing!! Loss of memory Charles Nighbor Walnut Creek CA USA
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Charles: I spent a lot of time on Woodward Avenue back in the early fifties
riding with the Wolverine's. We all rode sew-ups (tubular tires) so there wa
s always one guy who had a spare tucked under his saddle and held in place w
ith and old toe clip strap. I looked at some old pictures from that time and
didn't see too many water bottles but I found a picture of one of my road b
ikes from that era and it had a dual wire bottle cage attached to the handle
bars. The bottles were made of aluminum. I think that bike was a Urago. Gen
e Diggs, Rochester Hills, Michigan