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Saw this on one of the tech journals and thought it interesting...
The ultimate utility bike competition (photos) | ZDNet
The ultimate utility bike competition (photos) | ZDNet
I've been around bicycles a while, but must have missed that part where hauling a car door became the standard by which utility bikes were judged.pille of shyt! cant even haul a car door!
another show peice is all it is
That claim requires at least one steel diamond frame in your stable, and it cannot roll on 26" tires.Sorry I'm a purist,
Uh yes it can roll on 26" wheels, the size of the wheel has nothing to do with whether or not it is a bicycle or motorcycle. Nor does it have anything to do with the shape or design of the frame. The first bicycle frames were far from diamond shape. And recumbents were created as early as the late 1880's.That claim requires at least one steel diamond frame in your stable, and it cannot roll on 26" tires.
Purist: According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, the term dates from 1706 and is defined as "a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition".Uh yes it can roll on 26" wheels, the size of the wheel has nothing to do with whether or not it is a bicycle or motorcycle. Nor does it have anything to do with the shape or design of the frame. The first bicycle frames were far from diamond shape. And recumbents were created as early as the late 1880's.
But I do have 2 "diamond frame" bikes. One is on permanent loan at a air and transportation museum. It is a Schwinn American. The second needs a full restoration. It is a 1950 or '51 Hiawatha made by Cleveland Manufacturing and sold by Gambles. The Hiawatha will not be donated to a museum, It will be kept in my personal collection once it is restored and will likely never be ridden because it will be a restored collection piece.
Well then I guess by that definition I excessively ride a bicycle without a motor on it.Purist: According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, the term dates from 1706 and is defined as "a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition".