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Title: Are they asking too much for this bicycle?
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retro cruiser bicycles
URL Source: http://www.retrocruiserbicycles.com ... ipts/prodView.asp?idproduct=59
Published: Sep 12, 2011
Author: Dakmar
Post Date: 2011-09-12 21:09:02 by Dakmar
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Views: 5278
Comments: 53
Several years ago, I bought a bicycle, hoping to ride it for a little exercise. It was a standard, upright bicycle, with six gears and handbrakes. I can't get comfortable on the thing, my legs are too long to sit back, and the handlebars are too far away to sit upright. I basically feel like I'm taking my life into my own hands every time I get on this bike. I used to spend hours riding around my home town on a Schwinn Manta Ray (24") I borrowed from my neighbor, the bike i question looks like it would be just as comfortable, with the added bonus of having a coaster brake. I'd like to get this bike, does anyone know of a similar package, maybe even with a higher sissy bar with a padded headrest, a springer front end, and a rack I can use to transport small quantities of snacks/liquor back to my abode?
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#3. To: Ferret (#0)
Whatever happened to bikes us clumsy kids could ride?
Break down and buy one of these and you'll cruise like a boss:
Can I get it with a banana seat, coaster brake, high sissy bar (w/headrest), and ape-hanger handle bars? A three speed nut-cracker shifter would seal the deal.
No, the Men's 1-speed and 3-speed Cruisers come sorta close but emphasize cruising comfort.
Before: a very old pre WW II bicycle. After: a great deal of work and creative effort returns a piece of two wheeled history to the streets. http://sheldonbrown.com/cellar.html
That's beautiful, did you do that restoration yourself?
That is an example of a restoration from the link in the post. I have done simular restoration work. I'll find the disc with the pictures of the best ones and get them online so I can do links to what I did. The best one I did was a Columbia skip tooth from the 1920s. I rent it to a bike shop which has it on the wall as static display for 'atmosphere.' I am going to let that lease expire (in a cople of years) as I haven't been able to ride it around for a long time.
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#20. To: X-15 (#17)
Break down and buy one of these and you'll cruise like a boss:
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