First bicycles
Originally Posted by goat First bicycles Hey at 3:21 that bike looks modern. Is that when Schwinn was founded?
goat (07-03-2022)
Originally Posted by AProudLefty Hey at 3:21 that bike looks modern. Is that when Schwinn was founded? Google says 1895.
Originally Posted by goat Google says 1895. Oh yes. Wow. It's a marvel. Just odd how things invented back then look modern. We are going in circles.
goat (07-04-2022)
1895 Schwinn
Originally Posted by goat 1895 Schwinn Yes!!! Thank you!
Originally Posted by AProudLefty Yes!!! Thank you! In 2000 I bought a 40-year-old Schwinn for $100.
Originally Posted by goat In 2000 I bought a 40-year-old Schwinn for $100. Wow. I know they still sell the new ones with the same designs. My friend had one. But to own an old one? That's something.
Originally Posted by AProudLefty Wow. I know they still sell the new ones with the same designs. My friend had one. But to own an old one? That's something. It was way too heavy but a solid bike.
Originally Posted by goat It was way too heavy but a solid bike. I bet it was. Probably steel or something.
Originally Posted by goat It was way too heavy but a solid bike. What about this one?
Originally Posted by AProudLefty I bet it was. Probably steel or something. The paint alone probably weighed 5 pounds.
Originally Posted by goat The paint alone probably weighed 5 pounds. Maybe that's why they have the 6th gear, the lowest gear. Oh wait did I mean the first gear? My mind's not right.
Originally Posted by AProudLefty What about this one? [vi=youtube;Vrd8QpIjlbw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrd8QpIjlbw[/video] The steam engine is the best.
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