What were you riding on July 20, 1969?
07-18-09, 11:07 PM
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A schwinn tiger single speed similiar to the one I have now only it was red. Its really funny how all of a sudden as I'm writing this I remember how my dad would take the bike to the basement in the fall and bring it up in the spring. It would have been really hot in Ohio at that time and I can see myself bombing around on that Schwinn 
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07-18-09, 11:26 PM
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that was a pretty memorable day for me. i heard the news over the PA system getting ready for the final heat of a kart race. that day, i won a divisional championship in my class (IKF region 6, american reed junior).
oh, yeah... i think my bike at the time was a hercules 10 speed 'english racer'- drop bars, 26" steel rims,huret alvit derailleur,cottered steel cranks-ie: a pretty typical boom bike-sorry no pics of her
oh, yeah... i think my bike at the time was a hercules 10 speed 'english racer'- drop bars, 26" steel rims,huret alvit derailleur,cottered steel cranks-ie: a pretty typical boom bike-sorry no pics of her
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07-18-09, 11:55 PM
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I watched the Moon Landing from my Father's hospital room. Three operations later, all went well and he lived for another 35 years.
Bike was either a Stingray clone or Typhoon, not entirely sure.
Bike was either a Stingray clone or Typhoon, not entirely sure.
07-19-09, 12:00 AM
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I was riding my tricycle.
07-19-09, 03:08 PM
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07-20-09, 07:10 AM
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It is July 20th, 1969 and I'm feeling the draw of the moon's gravitational pull.....
Oh, and that too big Rollfast? Sometime the next year I acquired a beat Royce Union and stripped off the Shimano 333 stick shift, rear wheel & hand brakes and rebuilt my lowly single speed to a great 3 speed machine. I continued to ride it until "upgrading"??? to a 10 speed Huffy shortly after college graduation, and gave the Rollfast to my nephew. He promply destroyed the bike that I kept in mint condition for more than half of my life. Boy, do I miss that bike.
Oh, and that too big Rollfast? Sometime the next year I acquired a beat Royce Union and stripped off the Shimano 333 stick shift, rear wheel & hand brakes and rebuilt my lowly single speed to a great 3 speed machine. I continued to ride it until "upgrading"??? to a 10 speed Huffy shortly after college graduation, and gave the Rollfast to my nephew. He promply destroyed the bike that I kept in mint condition for more than half of my life. Boy, do I miss that bike.
07-20-09, 08:14 AM
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Orange Krate for me. Damn, I loved that bike, all 40 pounds of her!
07-20-09, 08:29 AM
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Well, since I was already 18 and had my driver's license, I "retired" from bike riding. I did have a Schwinn Varsity though, stored in the basement. I resumed my bike riding later in life, and presently have 4 bikes.
08-21-09, 11:10 AM
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A bright yellow, Schwinn Collegiate Sport, 5-speed, with drop bars(not stock, came with upright bars). That bike was bulletproof, I rode it for five years, sold it to a college kid who rode it a few years before someone stole it. I miss that bike.
08-21-09, 01:29 PM
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In July 1969 I had no access to a bicycle. My only
transportation was a US Army jeep. It was nice, though,
as I had a driver and an M60 machinegun mounted on
a steel post in the back seat.
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I was located at FSB-C1 (Fire Support Base Charlie-One),
a US Army and 3rd Marine artillery outpost between Dong Ha
Combat Base and Vietnam's DMZ, just off Vietnam's main north-
south Route #1. My 175mm gun battery and the Marine 155mm
Howizer battery at C1 watched the moon landing on a small
B&W TV. I guess we were receiving an enhanced signal from
the port city of Da Nang, 175 miles or so south of us. It
was sureal, watching Americans landing on the moon when
half a million of us were in Vietnam at war. It still seems
sureal, just thinking about it.
.
Back home on Long Island, NY, in my garage waiting for me,
was my trusty "English racer." The model was "Reliance" and
it was all Hi-Ten with a Sturmey Archer 3-spd. It was black
with gold graphics. When I got out of the Army on 21 August,
1969, I got my then 13-year-old Reliance up and running and
road it straight through graduate school. My only modification
was drop bars, so I could pretend my bike was as cool as
all the Varsity 10-spds then in fashion. Didn't fool anyone,
though, especially my girlfriend. She was riding her Mom's
old Paramount.
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transportation was a US Army jeep. It was nice, though,
as I had a driver and an M60 machinegun mounted on
a steel post in the back seat.
.
I was located at FSB-C1 (Fire Support Base Charlie-One),
a US Army and 3rd Marine artillery outpost between Dong Ha
Combat Base and Vietnam's DMZ, just off Vietnam's main north-
south Route #1. My 175mm gun battery and the Marine 155mm
Howizer battery at C1 watched the moon landing on a small
B&W TV. I guess we were receiving an enhanced signal from
the port city of Da Nang, 175 miles or so south of us. It
was sureal, watching Americans landing on the moon when
half a million of us were in Vietnam at war. It still seems
sureal, just thinking about it.
.
Back home on Long Island, NY, in my garage waiting for me,
was my trusty "English racer." The model was "Reliance" and
it was all Hi-Ten with a Sturmey Archer 3-spd. It was black
with gold graphics. When I got out of the Army on 21 August,
1969, I got my then 13-year-old Reliance up and running and
road it straight through graduate school. My only modification
was drop bars, so I could pretend my bike was as cool as
all the Varsity 10-spds then in fashion. Didn't fool anyone,
though, especially my girlfriend. She was riding her Mom's
old Paramount.
.
I offer you my hand in gratitude. My brother was right there with you in '69. He was/is 101st airborne. Whatever your political leanings may be you did what you were supposed to do and I salute you for that.
08-21-09, 06:10 PM
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Same to you, Esteban32696. No matter how we may feel about the current war or any wars in the past we have to support the men and women who are willing to sacrifice everything. My brother volunteered just like my dad and grand dad. But there is no less honor for those who were drafted. You do what you have to do and then you go on. Didn't mean to hijack the thread, sorry.
In 1969, I was cruising along on my blue Schwinn Stingray. Man, was I fast!!!!!!
In 1969, I was cruising along on my blue Schwinn Stingray. Man, was I fast!!!!!!
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A bronze colored Huffy 10 speed racing bike. Huret Alvit rd, DT shifters mounted on the top tube and 26x1 3/8 tires. I upgraded the saddle to a Brooks which I still have on one of my rides. It is still the best seat I have. I was getting ready to buy an Italian bike called a Mirella or Mirelli. Wished I still had the Italian steed
08-22-09, 06:24 AM
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A black Rollfast w/ 26" wheels. Installed a large basket on front to help me on my route to deliver the morning paper. Remember clearly watching the moon landing coverage w/ my grandparents on their b&w TV.
08-22-09, 06:35 AM
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I had a Schwnn Typhoon. Red with chrome fenders, and a messenger "heavy duty saddle". I treated that bike like crap too. Amoung other things, I'd ride full speed into the yard, and spin off the saddle and let the bike keep going til it crashed in a heap.
The bike took that abuse for a couple of years until som one stole it.
The bike took that abuse for a couple of years until som one stole it.
08-22-09, 09:07 AM
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At the time my ride was a 1937 Buick Special 2-door sedan. I didn't start cycling until that fall, when I dragged the 1958 Schwinn Mark V Jaguar that had been sitting in the shed for the previous five years back to college with me. Started wrenching at A.R. Adams shortly afterwards, and thus life started.
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08-22-09, 09:43 PM
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So Mandrake had a black Rollfast as well. And Turtlewoman, I share your feelings. I'm not happy about the situation, but the poor guys & gals that serve our country deserve our respect and admiration for doing what they have been asked to do.
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Hey, me too. A real pretty sky blue model they had back then. I worked at a dog kennel and saved up the money to get a brand new one. It was the largest frame size as I remember and I rode it to work every day after school as we had double sessions at the time (Scottsdale, Arizona). I sure wish I had some pictures of that bike, I kept her all waxed up and looking good.
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Graduated from HS and was ridin' a rattle-canned English three speed racing bike with a SA hub. Put road bars on it and road the heck out of it.
08-23-09, 05:27 AM
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A brand new Schwinn Continental. I rode that heavy bike all over.
08-23-09, 09:11 AM
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I was 5 and rode a little 16" bike that was made in germany.My dad got it from an old man in town who traded in second hand bikes.Mr.Rader was the town bicycle man;always had the part you needed and could fix any bike problem.charged about nothing.
I remember the day of the moon landing but wasn't particulary interested.My brother,on the other hand, was facsinated and developed a love of science and technology that still exists today
I remember the day of the moon landing but wasn't particulary interested.My brother,on the other hand, was facsinated and developed a love of science and technology that still exists today
