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07-02-23, 07:31 PM
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Anyone have a guess as to what attaches to the bracket on the top tube? The front bar opens up so many possibilities!
07-02-23, 07:35 PM
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^^^
Best guess: the bracket on the Bianchi top tube once held a child seat. The child would have grabbed either side of the handlebar stem with her/his hands; the flat bar bolted to the top of the fork would have been where the child's feet rested.
Best guess: the bracket on the Bianchi top tube once held a child seat. The child would have grabbed either side of the handlebar stem with her/his hands; the flat bar bolted to the top of the fork would have been where the child's feet rested.
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07-02-23, 10:28 PM
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Edit: I did ask, he no longer had the child seat
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07-02-23, 11:46 PM
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Ding, ding, ding . . . we have a winner. Wasn't part of the plan, but this bike is now mine. Seller confirmed it was a child seat, said his dad used to take him everywhere on this bike when he was a little kid. He had kept it since then, but never rode it. After shooting him an offer, I got the story. I tried to convince him to keep it, but he convinced me to buy it!
Edit: I did ask, he no longer had the child seat
Edit: I did ask, he no longer had the child seat
07-03-23, 12:33 AM
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07-03-23, 02:46 AM
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07-03-23, 04:41 AM
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You could start a new fad and keep the bars as highway pegs as you're cruising down hills. Lean back and relax with your feet on the pegs.
07-03-23, 08:39 AM
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reverse-Superman for aero descents. Need to also rig up foot-brakes
07-03-23, 09:48 AM
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07-03-23, 11:27 AM
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Here we go. "Assmann" seems like a good name for a seat?
edit: seller just confirmed this was what the original seat looked like
https://www.ebay.com/itm/125998125210?
edit: seller just confirmed this was what the original seat looked like
https://www.ebay.com/itm/125998125210?
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07-05-23, 03:49 PM
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^ The crew at the old co-op used to make those things and they were all over the shop and yard.
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My favorite part - "it was one of the first mass produced 10 speeds"
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Raleigh Vintage Original Bicycle $678
Some assembly required.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/17564388171...Bk9SR6DN4tenYg
Some assembly required.
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07-10-23, 08:48 AM
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Reason has prevailed. The price is now $200. Maybe it was hard to justify how rare the bike is when there are four for sale in the LA area on CL.
https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/...640174908.html
https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/...640174908.html
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Anyone have a guess as to what attaches to the bracket on the top tube?
Is the answer testicles?
Anyone have a guess as to what attaches to the bracket on the top tube?
Is the answer testicles?
07-10-23, 09:18 AM
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@SoCaledd
Anyone have a guess as to what attaches to the bracket on the top tube?
Is the answer testicles?
Anyone have a guess as to what attaches to the bracket on the top tube?
Is the answer testicles?
07-10-23, 09:19 AM
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10 Speed Schwinn Bike
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07-10-23, 09:30 AM
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if the pic is not convincing enough feel free to check out the video! Straight from the Olympics! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...tory_type=post
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To his credit, he has this Olympic racer listed under "BASEBALL" There is a sense of humor there.
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10 Speed Schwinn Bike
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10 Speed Schwinn Bike
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Y-You think that's a Schwinn?
