Re: [CR] "Bicycle, what are we waiting for?"

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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 16:16:39 -0400
From: "Ken Freeman" <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>
To: <billydavid13@comcast.net>
Cc: bobhoveyga@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] "Bicycle, what are we waiting for?"


I've seen a few chainguards on double chainwheel cranks, here in Ann Arbor. The best one was homemade!!!

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 12:48 PM, <billydavid13@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Bob, thanks for yhe pics. The bike seems to be a bit of a mutt. The
> chainguard [on a double plateau crank?] can hardly be original. The tabs on
> the seatstays for the rear rack are a bit unusual. I don't think i've ever
> seen a Schwinn w/ those, though the frame, color and illegible graphics
> suggest a Schwinn. I think someone in the prop dept. put together a bike
> that would seem nostalgically retro. The saddle, as has been noted, is of
> recent derivation. I'd say they did a pretty good job. Billy Ketchum;
> Chicago, IL; USA.
> -
>

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Ken Freeman
Ann Arbor, MI USA