tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post285148496008559692..comments2024-02-20T00:55:18.782-08:00Comments on Change Your Life. Ride A Bike!: friday fun times: a pair of schwinnsAdrienne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-37490340629182891402012-05-09T21:18:08.462-07:002012-05-09T21:18:08.462-07:00thank you! and yah, they are. the gentleman had a ...thank you! and yah, they are. the gentleman had a wistful, far away look in his eyes when he was talking about his bike and how he fixed it up. he was quite proud.calitexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16257014894653568163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-64422294315524253652012-05-09T19:48:48.905-07:002012-05-09T19:48:48.905-07:00Wonderful post. Bicycles are just so romantic!Wonderful post. Bicycles are just so romantic!She Rides a Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269615938898501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-50257628018892649852012-05-08T12:31:24.572-07:002012-05-08T12:31:24.572-07:00the 1970s was a buy off of craigslist, nothing res...the 1970s was a buy off of craigslist, nothing restored, to my knowledge. it looks like a (and sounds by oldfool's testimony) pretty comfortable ride. my friend loves it and was riding a bmx before as her primary transportation. she is happy with her upgrade.<br /><br />i hope to run into the other gentleman again and ask him more questions. i think he's local to the neighborhood where i work. the lookout begins! :)calitexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16257014894653568163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-4001049708460438382012-05-06T09:54:26.296-07:002012-05-06T09:54:26.296-07:00"not sure if original pedals"
No, the o..."not sure if original pedals"<br /><br />No, the originals were rubber blocks on the same body as the cruiser, but with a diamond pattern. The saddle, grips and thumb shifters are also new.<br /><br />The handlebars are not original, but they are period.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-38401660575350914682012-05-05T07:05:36.133-07:002012-05-05T07:05:36.133-07:00In 1951 I was 12 and I had never seen a bike such ...In 1951 I was 12 and I had never seen a bike such as this. I had seen a picture of one, I think, because it was permanently etched into my memory. At that time I had a early forties Hawthorne. It was the only bike I had in my youth. We were poor although I didn't know it as I had not yet connected money, of which we had very little, and poor. We never missed a meal so what did I know. <br />To have a bike like this was the ultimate goal. Of course that changed, as everything does, as soon as motors came within my grasp. <br />The Hawthorne was my only bike from about nine years old until I was 28. <br />I ride the same model 1975 Schwinn as the 1972 pictured. I brought it back from the dead about 10 years ago and plan to use it until I go to the big bike path in the sky. I consider it my primary transportation.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810099708146569685.post-63930230581643019652012-05-04T14:15:17.384-07:002012-05-04T14:15:17.384-07:00schWinning! i want one.schWinning! i want one.carylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175329294732754408noreply@blogger.com