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04-30-21, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by deacon mark

I won't come close but bought a Royce Union sometime in the early 1970's I was around 10 years old. Anyone heard of a Royce Union? I remember it was white and I thought it was so cool. My next real encounter with dedicated riding was a Schwinn Traveler 12 speed from around 1990 bought used. It was a great bike really and kind of wish I had it to compare to todays stuff. I never used clip in pedals until 2009 and finally since then pretty much a bike freak and mechanic.

I had a 3 speed Royce Union in the late 50's or early 60's and it was cool, but it wasn't my first cool bike.
This is the first bike that I remember riding the heck out of, picture taken in 1955.

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