Re: [CR]Not first plastic bike

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From: "stevens" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: <wheelman@nac.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Not first plastic bike
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:08:51 -0700
In-Reply-To: <49175.146.152.216.1.1060026494.squirrel@webmail.nac.net>
References: <49175.146.152.216.1.1060026494.squirrel@webmail.nac.net>


The Bowden Spacelander was not ALL-plastic (including chain, spokes, pedals, chainrings, freewheel, etc.) ...

The "Original Plastic Bike" was literally ALL plastic.

Steven L. Sheffield stevens at veloworks dot com veloworks at worldnet dot ay tea tee dot net bellum pax est libertas servitus est ignoratio vis est ess ay ell tea ell ay kay ee sea aye tee why you ti ay aitch aitch tee tea pea colon [for word] slash [four ward] slash double-you double-yew double-ewe dot veloworks dot com [four word] slash


---------- Original Message -----------
From: wheelman@nac.net
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 15:48:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [CR]Not first plastic bike


> Maybe we mean the first plastic road bike but the very site that discusses

\r?\n> this bike also discusses the Bowden Spacelander from the early 60s. This

\r?\n> was an all plastic (fiberglass) bike that is very desireable among

\r?\n> collectors. Here is that site.

\r?\n> http://www.firstflightbikes.com/bowden.htm

\r?\n> Also here is a photo of what it looks like.

\r?\n> http://www.thecabe.com/arc/middleweight/Bowden/bowden1.jpg

\r?\n> Also there was another plastic bicycle from Europe, I believe

\r?\n> Sweden. Even the wheels were plastic and it was sort of a commuter

\r?\n> bicycle. Available in all colors so long as it was tan. I believe

\r?\n> there were others that I cannot think of right now so this is not

\r?\n> really the first plastic bicycle. Ray Homiski Elizabeth, NJ