Re: [CR] Bowden Spacelander ?!?

(Example: Production Builders)

From: <Stronglight49@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:13:41 -0400
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Bowden Spacelander ?!?


I understand that reproductions had been produced once or twice in limited runs. Here is a nice batch of photos including a 1997 reproduction:

http://www.43bikes.com/bowden.htm

Here is a current internet ad:

http://www.nostalgiamerchants.com/bowden.html

An interesting old article was reproduced here:

http://nbhaa.com/Bowden1.jpg http://nbhaa.com/Bowden2.jpg

At age 10 in 1960, I'm lucky I never saw one. My poor old JC Higgins would have seemed so shabby.

Seems like a perfect design for modern carbon fiber technology. Might even use a CF crankset for that project too. Could bring the total weight down from 50+ pounds to something closer to 25. And the lighting would be great with modern battery powered LEDs too.

Maybe this could be the basis for a modern ad campaign:

http://www.43bikes.com/fortythree/bowden-web/nude_bowden.jpg

BOB HANSON, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA

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