I wonder if M. Csuka remembers them, and if he'd be willing to comment on how they worked. They were home-made, of course. Sounds like a good idea; innovative, and bike-geeky at the same time, but a good idea, sort of like "rain legs". I'd be way too shy to ask- would someone who knows him a little be willing?
Not only that, but the whole photograph hints of experimentation; the clamp-on stem on the very long steering tube. Was he dialing something in? Or in an experimental period? I have the impression he has been conservative, in a good way, for many years.
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:10 PM, ternst <ternst1@cox.net> wrote:
> I would think thats fairly easy.
> Like a garterbelt only outside.
> He's got knee/calf warmers and the buttons hold them in place.
> Better than elastic that's too tight around the leg cutting off circulation.
> Freer leg movement and more comfy for cycling in transitional weather than
> long pants.
> Ted Ernst
> Palos Verdes Estates
> CA USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Stronglight49@aol.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:51 AM
> Subject: [CR] Alex Singer photo
>
>
>> Great 1947 photo of Alex Singer - builder & bike - from the
>> website which Dirk referenced earlier:
>>
>>
>> http://www.cycles-alex-singer.fr/
>>
>> A question: Does anyone recognize or understand
>> the "shorts" (?) which he is wearing? They appear to
>> have leg or knee guards attached by buttons or snaps.
>> I've never seen this before.
>>
>> Interesting.
>>
>> ... Oh, and I love the little man standing facing the wall
>> in the background - seen just above the handlebar on
>> the bike... and in front of the [ahem] darkened stain
>> on the wall.
>>
>> BOB HANSON, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA
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