Are you guys going to make me ride down to the shop? I've got to start cooking dinner!
Take a look at this picture on the CR site:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
The old photo of Dick Power holding the bike is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper and it is about 2" short of the wheel diameter. Full size tubular tire wheels are about 26 1/2" in diameter. I'm eyeballing it as half size....
Jamie Swan Cell - 516-238-6782 Centerport Cycles Inc. 245 Main St. Northport, N.Y. 11768 631-262-0909 http://www.centerportcycles.com (mapped) http://www.cabinfeverauctions.com http://www.cabinfeverexpo.com http://www.limws.org http://www.liatca.org
On Jun 14, 2006, at 5:27 PM, BobHoveyGa@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 6/14/06 5:08:26 PM, classicrendezvous-
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>> Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:22:48 -0400
>> From: James Swan <jswan@optonline.net>
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>> Subject: Re: [CR]Dick Powers miniature bicycle
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>> I don't have the bike in front of me but 1/2 scale seems about right.
>> If it is smaller then that it is not by much.
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>> Regards, Jamie
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> I'm almost certain it's a good bit smaller than half scale. Half
> a bike's
> length would be larger than the diameter of a single wheel,
> right? Maybe m
> y
> memory's off, but I could have sworn the bike was a lot smaller
> than that.
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> Bob Hovey
> Columbus, GA