Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 15:48:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: <wheelman@nac.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Not first plastic bike
Maybe we mean the first plastic road bike but the very site that discusses
this bike also discusses the Bowden Spacelander from the early 60s. This
was an all plastic (fiberglass) bike that is very desireable among
collectors. Here is that site.
http://www.firstflightbikes.com/bowden.htm
Also here is a photo of what it looks like.
http://www.thecabe.com/arc/middleweight/Bowden/bowden1.jpg
Also there was another plastic bicycle from Europe, I believe Sweden. Even
the wheels were plastic and it was sort of a commuter bicycle. Available
in all colors so long as it was tan. I believe there were others that I
cannot think of right now so this is not really the first plastic bicycle.
Ray Homiski
Elizabeth, NJ