Re: [CR]The bike as a reflection of culture

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Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:08:13 -0800 (PST)
From: "sam lingo" <frameteam2003@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]The bike as a reflection of culture
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <43331B0B-DB2F-4830-A48B-8B2AFA815202@woodworkingboy.com>


I'd like to hear any
> comments on the history and culture of a people, and how it is
> reflected
> in the bicycles they built.
>>
> Steve Maas
> Long Beach, California, US of A I think this harks back to the beginning--the riding example then was the horse.Is it any wonder that the English 3speed puts you in the fox&hound tally-ho or the true American bicycle--the Columbia paperboy(ballooner) has the same ridding position as a western cowboy throwing a rope on a calf.Europians race throughbreads,right."Up on the peg",as Mick might say.We take what is the best and blend it to our fashion. sam lingo,pleasanton tx

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