I remember seeing that on some history channel/Discovery channel/some damn channel/ special. Schwinn wanted to build motorcycles and bought Henderson Excelsior to eliminate some of the competition. Of course, Scwhinn eventually decided to go the pedal route and that was the end of of EH.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/18/07 7:38 PM >>> Never knew they made motor bikes/cycles. Any idea as to year of the bike? The first image gave it away to me as I saw the braided hose on the RH side. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT - YAY! More #*&$ing bike stuff > frank theriault wrote: >> >> I've always wanted to own a Schwinn. Not one like yours, but an >> old 1950's cruiser. I remember seeing ads for Schwinns on >> Captain Kangaroo when I was a kid, and I wanted one - they were >> so exotic (we couldn't get them in Canada). >> >> I remember the Captain, intoning "prices slightly higher in the >> South and in the West..." I don't know why, but that's always >> stuck in my mind, and I intone it to myself whenever I see a >> Schwinn. > > See if you can identify *this* Schwinn: > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/schwinn1.jpg > > Than look at an image of the whole bike: > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/schwinn2.jpg > > ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net !SIG:4677195d26582274416757! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
