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J'ai toujours aimionsaimiez, aimait, aimais, aimaient, {loved} équitation vélos,
surtoutspécialement, particulièrement, exprès, {especially} par la sentimentsensation, {feeling} de liberté et moi-même-quantité suffisanteaisance, {sufficiency} thanksggivingça, qui, que, cette, celui-là, celle-là, cela, ce, {that} ils donnent.

QuandLorsque, Alors, {When} J'étais uneun, l', {a} taquinerplaisanter, gosse , gamine, gamin, chevreau, blaguer, {kid}, lesle, la, l', {the }Marblehead ville vidage étaitétais, {was} uneun, {one} de monmes, ma, {my} favori tombersuspendre, pendre, accrocher, {hang} [outs], et MOIJE, J', {I} finalement s'apercevoir deremarquer, panneau, pancarte, noter, congé, aviser, avis, apercevoir, {noticed} thanksggivingça, qui, que, cette, celui-là, celle-là, cela, ce, {that} ylà, {there} étionsétiez, étais, étaient, {were} un tas dedes tas de, {lots of} [bike] parties ylà, {there}. J'avais longlongue, longtemps, {long} faitcuit, {done} monmes, ma, {my} propreposséder, {own} vélobécane, bicyclette, {bicycle} entretien, àde, contre, avec, {with} lesle, la, l', {the} aider de uneun, l', {a} sympathiquegentille, gentil, amical, {friendly} [bike] magasinfaire ses courses, faire ses achats, atelier, {shop} propriétaire , tellementsi, donc, aussi, ansi, ainsi, {so} Je savaisJe connaissais, J'ai su, J'ai connu, {I knew} suffisammentassez de, assez, {enough} à être capable à poserplacer, mis, mettre, mettons, mettions, mettiez, mettez, mettent, mettait, mettais, mettaien, mets, exprimer, estimer, dire, {put} [bikes] ensembleensemble, en même temps, {together} surpar, en dehors de, {out of} parties de lesle, la, l', {the} vidage.

ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} étaitétais, {was} uneun, l', {a} principalmajeur, important, commandant, {major} sourceprovenance, origine, {source} de épuiserpasser, gaspiller, dépenser, {spending} l'argent pour moi quandlorsque, alors, {when} J'étais dansen, {in} [junior] élevéviolent, haut, grand, fort, en haut, aiguë, aigu, {high} ethigh écoleécole, scolaire, lycée, faculté, dresser, collège, {school}. J'étais (et suisest, {am}) uneun, l', {a} compulsivecompulsif, coercitive, coercitif, {compulsive} rétameurromanichel, {tinkerer}, réjouirravir, plaisir, joie, grande joie, grand plaisir, enchanter, enchantement, délice, {delighting} dansen, {in} poter la ballecoup roulé, {putting} trucobjet, chose, {things} ensembleensemble, en même temps, {together} thanksggivingça, qui, que, cette, celui-là, celle-là, cela, ce, {that} étionsétiez, étais, étaient, {were} pasne...pas, ne ... pas, {not} ontfait, avons fait, avez fait, as fait, ai fait, a fait, {made} pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} l'un l'autre.

DansEn, {In} 1959, quandlorsque, alors, {when} J'étais uneun, l', {a} étudiant de seconde année dansen, {in} établissement d'enseignement supérieurlycée, {high school} MOIJE, J', {I} obtenu monmes, ma, {my} premièrepremier, {first} "sérieuxsérieuse, réfléchi, posé, grave, {serious}" [bike], uneun, l', {an }Elswick "voyagevisiter, visite, {Tour} [Anglais]", àde, contre, avec, {with }630 mm (27 pouce) volanttournoyer, tourner en rond, tourner, rouler, roue, pousser, gouvernail, {wheels}, drop guidons et uneun, l', {a }4 vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed} [Sturmey]-Archer équipementvitesse, matériel, engrenage, attirail, {gear} moyeufoyer, centre, {hub}-véritablevrai, très, même, fort, exactement, bien, {very} épicéviolent, très chaud, passionné, fort, chaud, brûlant, acharné, {hot} étoffesubstance, remplir, rembourrer, matériaux, matière, fatras, empailler, {stuff} par la situerreconnaître, placer, mettre, maison, logement, lieu, endroit, {place} et le temps! MOIJE, J', {I} presque sur-le-champimmédiatement, aussitôt, {immediately} ontfait, avons fait, avez fait, as fait, ai fait, a fait, {made} lela, il, elle, {it} endans, {into} uneun, l', {a} 12 vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed} près depar, en, {by} ajoutantaddition, {adding} uneun, l', {a }derailer et troistrois, {three }sprocket cluster à lela, il, elle, {it}.

Je prenaisJ'ai pris, {I took} monmes, ma, {my} premièrepremier, {first} voyagevisiter, visite, {tour} onesur, ouvert, en marche, allumé, {on} thanksggivingça, qui, que, cette, celui-là, celle-là, cela, ce, {that} [bike], de [Marblehead] à [Alfred], PrincipalConduite principale, Canalisation, {Maine}, autour dede, {about} 120 milles chaquechacune, chacun, {each} voieroute, passage, manière, direction, chemin, {way}. MonMes, Ma, {My} [scoutmaster] et Je faisaisJ'ai fait, {I did} lela, il, elle, {it} deuxdeux, {two} jours en haut et deuxdeux, {two} jours versosoutenir, revers, dos, arrière, appuyer, {back}, incluanty compris, inclus, {including} camping éteintsorti, dehors, {out} dans unedans un, {in a} cimetière la première soirnuit, {night}, pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} vouloirmanquer de, manquer, manque, désirer, demander, besoin, avoir besoin de, {want} de uneun, l', {a} mieuxmeilleur, {better} tachertache, repérer, pois, point, endroit, bouton, apercevoir, {spot}.

Aussi tant quetandis que, quoique, pendant que, moment, alors que, alors, {while} dansen, {in} établissement d'enseignement supérieurlycée, {high school}, Je bâtissaisJ'ai construit, {I built} monmes, ma, {my} premièrepremier, {first} [tandem], près depar, en, {by} attachant deuxdeux, {two} âgévieux, vieille, ancienne, ancien, {old }Raleigh 3 vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed} élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frames} ensembleensemble, en même temps, {together}. LesLe, La, L', {The} TraceTacher, Tache, Sceau, Repère, Noter, Note, Marquer, Marque, Mark, Corriger, Cible, {Mark} J'étais tenutenions, teniez, tenait, tenais, tenaient, ont tenu, avons tenu, avez tenu, as tenu, ai tenu, a tenu, {held} ensembleensemble, en même temps, {together} près depar, en, {by} [slipping] lesle, la, l', {the }head tubemétro, {tube} de lesle, la, l', {the} éleverderrière, de derrière, arrière, arrière, {rear} élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frame} terminésur, plus de, pendant, par-dessus, fini, en plus, de l'autre côté de, au-dessus de, {over} lesle, la, l', {the }seat poteauposte, poste, piquet, levée, envoyer par la poste, courrier, {post} de lesle, la, l', {the} premièrepremier, front, façade, devant, de devant, couverture, contenance, avant, {front} élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frame}, et lanièrefouetter, coup de fouet, cil, battre, attacher, {lashing} lesle, la, l', {the} premièrepremier, front, façade, devant, de devant, couverture, contenance, avant, {front }seat tenirséjourner, séjour, rester, loger, demeurer, {stays} aux éleverderrière, de derrière, arrière, arrière, {rear }down tubemétro, {tube} àde, contre, avec, {with} encordercorder, corde, cordage, {rope}. ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} [didnt]' travaillertravail, ouvrage, opérer, oeuvre, fonctionner, fermenter, façonner, faire travailler, faire fonctionner, emploi, {work} trop detrop, aussi, {too} sainpuits, fontaine, eh bien, bon, bien, {well}, tellementsi, donc, aussi, ansi, ainsi, {so} à la suiteaprès, {after} deux semaines Je suis alléJ'allais, {I went} à une localpub du coin, café du coin, {local} soudure magasinfaire ses courses, faire ses achats, atelier, {shop} et euavions, aviez, avait, avais, avaient, {had} leurles, ils, eux, {them} brasé ensembleensemble, en même temps, {together}. LeLa, Il, Elle, {It} travaillertravail, ouvrage, opérer, oeuvre, fonctionner, fermenter, façonner, faire travailler, faire fonctionner, emploi, {worked}! J'ai depuis construitbâtissions, bâtissiez, bâtissait, bâtissais, bâtissaient, {built} uneun, l', {a} douzaine ou tellementsi, donc, aussi, ansi, ainsi, {so} [tandems] çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} voieroute, passage, manière, direction, chemin, {way}, maintenant [doing] monmes, ma, {my} propreposséder, {own} brasant. J'ai uneun, l', {an }article autour dede, {about} çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} onesur, ouvert, en marche, allumé, {on} çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} terrainsite, emplacement, {site}.

MOIJE, J', {I} en apprentissage pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} deux semaines à une Chic élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frame} entrepreneurconstructeur, {builder} nommé VolerDévaliser, {Rob} [Myers], éruditeérudit, savant, {learned} lesle, la, l', {the} éléments essentiels et construitbâtissions, bâtissiez, bâtissait, bâtissais, bâtissaient, {built} moi-mêmemoi, {myself} uneun, l', {a }criterium élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frame} de éraflureérafler, égratignure, égratignure, rayure, rayure, rayer, griffer, gratter, grattement, coup de griffe, {scratch}. ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} étaitétais, {was} uneun, l', {a} véritablevrai, très, même, fort, exactement, bien, {very} précieuxde valeur, {valuable} éprouverépouvrer, expérience, connaître, acquis, {experience}, parce queen raison de, {because} J'avais été étant donné queétant donné, {considering} état du terrainsortie, progrès, départ, {going} endans, {into} élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frame} bâtiment quelorsque, comme, aussi, alors, {as} uneun, l', {a} profession. À la suiteAprès, {After} deux semaines, MOIJE, J', {I} éruditeérudit, savant, {learned} thanksggivingça, qui, que, cette, celui-là, celle-là, cela, ce, {that} lesle, la, l', {the} conditions de travail êtessont, sommes, es, {are} pasne...pas, ne ... pas, {not} lesle, la, l', {the} voieroute, passage, manière, direction, chemin, {way} Je veux épuiserpasser, gaspiller, dépenser, {spend} monmes, ma, {my} travaillertravail, ouvrage, opérer, oeuvre, fonctionner, fermenter, façonner, faire travailler, faire fonctionner, emploi, {working} vie.

J'ai travaillertravail, ouvrage, opérer, oeuvre, fonctionner, fermenter, façonner, faire travailler, faire fonctionner, emploi, {worked} tournésur, mauvais, fermé, de, coupé, avancé, annulé, absent, {off} et onesur, ouvert, en marche, allumé, {on} dansen, {in} lesle, la, l', {the} vélobécane, bicyclette, {bicycle} entreprisecommerce, affaires, affaire, {business}, principalementessentiellement, {primarily} quelorsque, comme, aussi, alors, {as} être à la tête deêtre en tête de, tête, tête, chef, {head} mécanicienmonteur, {mechanic}, àdans, en, chez, {at} uneun, {one} sujetprise, pointer, pointe, point, moment, jointoyer, indiquer, endroit, douille, cavité, {point} pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} uneun, l', {a} enchaînerchaîne, attacher avec une chaîne, {chain} de 15 [bike] magasinfaire ses courses, faire ses achats, atelier, {shops}. MOIJE, J', {I} aussi prendreposséder, ont, avons, avoir, avez, ai, {have} écrit largement onesur, ouvert, en marche, allumé, {on} (principalementessentiellement, {primarily} [technical]) vélobécane, bicyclette, {bicycle} substancequestion, pus, matière, importer, fond, contenu, affaire, {matters}, premièrepremier, {first} pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} [Bike] MondialMonde, Du monde, {World}, à cette époque-làà ce moment là, puis, ensuite, en ce cas, donc, d'alors, alors, {then} pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} plusieursdivers, {several} l'année àde, contre, avec, {with} Aller à bicyclette, et trèsplupart, le plus de, le plus, la plupart de, la plupart, extrêmement, {most} récemment Américain Cycliste , uneun, l', {a} échangenégoce, métier, faire le commerce, faire du commerce, commercer, commerce, affaires, {trade} revuemagazine, magasin, dépôt, arsenal, {magazine} thanksggivingça, qui, que, cette, celui-là, celle-là, cela, ce, {that} va à toutchaque, chacune, chacun, {every} [bike] magasinfaire ses courses, faire ses achats, atelier, {shop} à la campagne. J'écrivaisJ'ai écrit, {I wrote} pour eux tous les deuxles deux, {both} sousselon, moins de, en bas de, dessous, au-dessous, {under} monmes, ma, {my} propreposséder, {own} réputationnommer, nom, nom, fixer, donner, citer, {name} et lesle, la, l', {the} [nom]-[de]-plumetplume, panache, {plume} "Christophe [Joyce.]" Américain Cycliste étaitétais, {was} récemment venduvendions, vendiez, vendait, vendais, vendaient, {sold}, et lesle, la, l', {the} nouvellenouveau, neuve, neuf, {new} propriétaire en conserve tout le mondetous, {everybody}, tellementsi, donc, aussi, ansi, ainsi, {so} Je suis entre revuemagazine, magasin, dépôt, arsenal, {magazines}.

Je suis servicerévision, révision, réviser, {service} le géstionairele directeur, {manager} et [Webmaster] deHarris VéloBécane, {Cyclery} dansen, {in} L'Ouest [Newton], [Massachusetts].

UNEUN, L', {A} trisélection, sélection, choix, {selection} de vélobécane, bicyclette, {bicycle} photophoto, {photos}:

[Istanbul], 1974
TypiqueCaractéristique, {Typical} de lesle, la, l', {the} [bikes] Je voyaisJ'ai vu, {I saw} dansen, {in} TurquieDinde, {Turkey}, çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} [bike] a pas denon, non, aucun, {no} pédalerpédale, {pedals} (seulementjuste, {just} lesle, la, l', {the} essieu rester) et pas denon, non, aucun, {no} freins. RareInsolite, Inhabituel, Exceptionnel, {Unusually}, lela, il, elle, {it} a deuxdeux, {two} se lasserse fatiguer, pneu, fatiguer, {tires}, quoiqui, quelle, quel, lequel, laquelle, ceux qui, ceux que, celui, celle, ce qui, ce que, ce dont, {which} tous les deuxles deux, {both} semblerparaître, apparaître, {appear} à valoirtiens, tiennent, tenons, tenir, tenez, retenir, prise, maintenir, détenir, contenir, considérer, cale, avoir, {hold} aérerair, {air}. 		Paris, [Montmartre], 1988 ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} en boisde bois, {wooden}-volanttournoyer, tourner en rond, tourner, rouler, roue, pousser, gouvernail, {wheeled} antiquitéantique, {antique} étaitétais, {was} garé onesur, ouvert, en marche, allumé, {on} lesle, la, l', {the} rue.

Londres, 1989
ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} âgévieux, vieille, ancienne, ancien, {old} élocutionremise, livraison, délivrance, distribution, accouchement, {delivery} [bike] étaitétais, {was} solidesolide, massif, compact, {solid} àde, contre, avec, {with} peinturepeindre, dépeindre, {paint} et rouillerrouille, {rust}, et euavions, aviez, avait, avais, avaient, {had} viragetournure, tourner, tournant, tour, tendance, se transformer, se tourner, se retourner, se changer, devenir, changer, {turned} endans, {into} uneun, l', {a} tracesigner, signe, panneau, pancarte, indice, indication, geste, annonce, {sign}. 		Quelqu'un pêcherpoisson, {fished} çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} âgévieux, vieille, ancienne, ancien, {old} [Schwinn] surpar, en dehors de, {out of} lesle, la, l', {the} CharladyCarboniser, {Charles} RivièreFleuve, {River}. MalgréBien que, {Although} lesle, la, l', {the} rayon de rouerayon, {spokes} et la plus grande partie de lesle, la, l', {the} enchaînerchaîne, attacher avec une chaîne, {chain} euavions, aviez, avait, avais, avaient, {had} rouillerrouille, {rusted} loinabsente, absent, {away} à néant, lesle, la, l', {the} éleverderrière, de derrière, arrière, arrière, {rear} se lasserse fatiguer, pneu, fatiguer, {tire} étaitétais, {was} tranquilletout de même, toujours, silencieux, quand même, immobile, faire taire, encore, calmer, calme, apaiser, alambic, {still} pleinemententièrement, complètement, {fully} exagéréenflé, {inflated}! [Can] voustu, toi, te, {you} expliquer lela, il, elle, {it}? MOIJE, J', {I} [can].

Muer Passager clandestin
ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} tableause représenter, représenter, photographie, peinture, film, dépeindre, dessin, dessin, {picture} de lesle, la, l', {the} VerteVert, Vert, Verdure, Pelouse, Naºve, Naºf, Bien jeune, {Green} Planète SpécialParticulier, {Special} 2 étaitétais, {was} saisirretirer, prélever, prenons, prennent, prenez, prends, prendre, passer, enlever, emporter, conduire, apporter, accepter, {taken} dansen, {in} 1973 ou '74.

[Bridgestone] [Blouson], uneun, l', {an} rareinsolite, inhabituel, exceptionnel, {unusual} Japonais-marchécommercialiser, {market} achats [bike]. ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} 1950s' [Renata] [tandem] vélomoteurmoto, mobylette, cyclomoteur, {moped} étaitétais, {was} monmes, ma, {my} transportmoyen de transport, {transportation} quandlorsque, alors, {when} MOIJE, J', {I} visité uneun, l', {a} amieami, ami, {friend} dansen, {in} Belgique pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} deux semaines dansen, {in} lesle, la, l', {the} mi-demi, {mid} '70s. LesLe, La, L', {The }second [tandem] Je bâtissaisJ'ai construit, {I built}, dansen, {in} lesle, la, l', {the} tardivetardif, tard, récent, en retard, défunt, dernière, dernier, ancienne, ancien, {late} '60s'.
MOIJE, J', {I} pouvionspouviez, pouvait, pouvais, pouvaient, ont pu, avons pu, avez pu, as pu, ai pu, a pu, {couldnt}' toujours trouvertrouvaille, retrouver, {find} uneun, l', {a} [stoker].
La remarque, çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} positionmettre en position, mettre en place, {position} c'est véritablevrai, très, même, fort, exactement, bien, {very} "avion"

Une autreUn autre, {Another} de monmes, ma, {my} [homebrew] [tandems].

Nous obtenu pépinnoeud, empêchement, contretemps, attacher, anicroche, accrocher, accroc, {hitched} Décembre 2, 1979.
ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} très joliravissant, charmant, belle, beau, agréable, {lovely} [chrome] [Paramount] appartenu à à une amieami, ami, {friend}. 		Je bâtissaisJ'ai construit, {I built} çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} [tandem] près depar, en, {by} brasant deuxdeux, {two} BMX élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frames} ensembleensemble, en même temps, {together}.

 LesLe, La, L', {The} le jour précédemmentdevant, avant, auparavant, {before} notrenos, {our} foyerauberge, {hosteling} voyagevoyage, trébucher, faux pas, faire un faux pas, faire trébucher, excursion, {trip} à CapeCap, Cap, {Cape} Contre remboursementPaiement à la livraison, {Cod}. LesLe, La, L', {The} être à la tête deêtre en tête de, tête, tête, chef, {head} transplantertransplantation, repiquer, {transplants} étionsétiez, étais, étaient, {were} pasne...pas, ne ... pas, {not} perpétuelleperpétuel, permanent, {permanent}.

Quelques-unesQuelques, Quelque, Quelqu'un, Quelqu éraillé, Quelconque, Du, Des, De la, De l', Certains, {Some} de monmes, ma, {my} [bikes], dansen, {in} s'approcherapproximative, approximatif, {approximate} la commande de acquisition:

1957 O.T.B.

FrançaisFrançais, {French} courses élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frame}, peut-être construitbâtissions, bâtissiez, bâtissait, bâtissais, bâtissaient, {built} près depar, en, {by} [René] [Hérse]. PourPendant, Moyennant, Malgré, Depuis, {For} un grand nombrenombreux, nombreuse, de nombreux, de nombreuses, beaucoup de, beaucoup, {many} l'année monmes, ma, {my} numéroternuméro, nombre, compter, chiffre, {number}-uneun, {one} [bike]. À l'origine êtes venuvenu, suis venu, sont venu, sommes venu, es venu, {came} àde, contre, avec, {with} uneun, l', {a} [Rosa] 48/30 crankset et uneun, l', {a} 14/16/19/26 freewheel, àde, contre, avec, {with} [Fiamme] 622 mm (700c) [rims].

Actuellement, çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} [bike] c'est établirériger, monter, fonder, constituer, {set up} quelorsque, comme, aussi, alors, {as} 63 vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed}, àde, contre, avec, {with} uneun, l', {a }Sturmey-Archer 3-vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed} moyeufoyer, centre, {hub}, 7 éleverderrière, de derrière, arrière, arrière, {rear }sprockets et 3 chainwheels. [Specialized] "Saturne" légèreléger, {lightweight} 559 mm [mtb] [rims].

J'ai uneun, l', {a} touttout, sain, intact,, intact, entier, ensemble, ensemble, complet, {whole }article autour dede, {about} çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} [bike].

1960s' [Robinhood]

ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} camouflé Rouge-gorge SommetHaut, Faîte, Dessus, Cime, {Hood} suis néest né, es né, {was born} uneun, l', {a} 3-vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed}, mais devenu uneun, l', {a} 5-vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed}. LeLa, Il, Elle, {It} étaitétais, {was} monmes, ma, {my} primairepremière, premier, fondamental, {primary} utilité transportertransport, {transport} pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} plusieursdivers, {several} l'année dansen, {in} lesle, la, l', {the} 1970s. Faire un déclicFaire un bruit sec, Déclic, Claquer, {Click} onesur, ouvert, en marche, allumé, {on} lela, il, elle, {it} pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} plus deplus, davantage de, {more} des détails et uneun, l', {a} grand pictureimage de marque, {image}.

1970 [Raleigh]/[Raleigh] homebuilt [tandem]

Muer Passager clandestin Je bâtissaisJ'ai construit, {I built} çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} dansen, {in} lesle, la, l', {the} tardivetardif, tard, récent, en retard, défunt, dernière, dernier, ancienne, ancien, {late} '60s' de deuxdeux, {two }Raleigh Sports élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frames} brazed ensembleensemble, en même temps, {together}.
LeLa, Il, Elle, {It} étaitétais, {was} à l'origine [configured] quelorsque, comme, aussi, alors, {as} uneun, l', {a }touring [bike], mais MOIJE, J', {I} ultérieurpostérieur, plus tard, plus récent, {later} [reconfigured] lela, il, elle, {it} quelorsque, comme, aussi, alors, {as} uneun, l', {a }mountain [bike]. LesLe, La, L', {The} enchaînerchaîne, attacher avec une chaîne, {chain} tension c'est ontfait, avons fait, avez fait, as fait, ai fait, a fait, {made} de uneun, l', {a} [kickstand] et uneun, l', {a} éleverderrière, de derrière, arrière, arrière, {rear} faire dérailler.

1954 Colombie 5 ÉtoileAstérisque, Astre, {Star}

3-vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed}/drum freinerfrein, {brake }springer montgolfièreballon, aérostat, {ballooner}. UneUn, L', {An} tôtqui se manifeste tôt, prématuré, précoce, en avance, de bonne heure, anticipé, {early} tournésur, mauvais, fermé, de, coupé, avancé, annulé, absent, {off}-voietrottoir, rue, route, chemin, {road} usinermachine, coudre a la machine, {machine}. MOIJE, J', {I} utiliséeusagée, usagé, d'occasion, {used} à être en maraudevoler, rouler, croisière, croiser, {cruise} lesle, la, l', {the} sablersable, {sand} traînéetraîner, trace, tirer, suivre la piste de, suivre, sillage, queueiopien, piste, {trails} de lesle, la, l', {the} CapeCap, Cap, {Cape} Contre remboursementPaiement à la livraison, {Cod} RessortissantNational, {National} RivagePlage, Plage, Bord de mer, Bord de la mer, {Seashore} onesur, ouvert, en marche, allumé, {on} çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} [bike], versosoutenir, revers, dos, arrière, appuyer, {back} dansen, {in} lesle, la, l', {the} '70s'. LeLa, Il, Elle, {It} étaitétais, {was} sortegentille, gentil, genre, espèce, aimable, {kind} de qui fiche la frousseinquiétant, {scary}, parce queen raison de, {because} lesle, la, l', {the} âgévieux, vieille, ancienne, ancien, {old} [Sturmey]-Archer AB drum freinerfrein, {brake} étaitétais, {was} équitablementplutôt, assez, {fairly} pitoyablepitieux, pitieuse, misérable, lamentable, {pitiful}.

1974 [Sheldon] MarronBrun, {Brown}

Je bâtissaisJ'ai construit, {I built} çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} [criterium] élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frame} tant quetandis que, quoique, pendant que, moment, alors que, alors, {while} mettant en apprentissage à VolerDévaliser, {Rob} [Myers], dansen, {in} [Evanston], [Illinois]. LeLa, Il, Elle, {It} a 6-vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed} [Dura]-As manettelevier, {levers}, quoiqui, quelle, quel, lequel, laquelle, ceux qui, ceux que, celui, celle, ce qui, ce que, ce dont, {which} indexesindice, indice, catalogue, {index} plutôtmignon, joli, assez, {pretty} sainpuits, fontaine, eh bien, bon, bien, {well} àde, contre, avec, {with} lesle, la, l', {the} Soleil VoyageVisiter, Visite, {Tour} Cyclonederailers et [Regina] [Oro] 12-22 freewheel, [Sugino] crankset àde, contre, avec, {with} 28/42/52 Biopace [chainrings], [Campagnolo] RécitRegistre, Record, Rapporter, Rapport, Procès-verbal, Noter, Enregistrer, Dossier, Disque, Cassier judiciaire, {Record} moyeux(high-collerettebourrelet, boudin, {flange} éleverderrière, de derrière, arrière, arrière, {rear}, petit-collerettebourrelet, boudin, {flange} premièrepremier, front, façade, devant, de devant, couverture, contenance, avant, {front}), [Phil] Boisbottom trancheparenthèse, {bracket}, Ruisseaux HirondelleAvaler, {Swallow} sellerselle, selle, {saddle}. PuisqueDepuis que, Depuis, Comme, {Since} çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} photophoto, {photo} étaitétais, {was} saisirretirer, prélever, prenons, prennent, prenez, prends, prendre, passer, enlever, emporter, conduire, apporter, accepter, {taken}, J'ai installer Ecossais ÀDANS, EN, CHEZ, {AT}-4 [Pro] guidons)

1974 Muer MK III

Travaux en cours; 72/47 [chainwheels], éleverderrière, de derrière, arrière, arrière, {rear} moyeufoyer, centre, {hub} à être nommé ultérieurpostérieur, plus tard, plus récent, {later}. J'avais lesle, la, l', {the} 72 dent [chainring] ontfait, avons fait, avez fait, as fait, ai fait, a fait, {made} spécialementparticulièrement, exprès, {specially} pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} une autreun autre, {another}, maintenant défuntedéfunt, décédée, décédé, {deceased}, Muer thanksggivingça, qui, que, cette, celui-là, celle-là, cela, ce, {that} MOIJE, J', {I} utiliséeusagée, usagé, d'occasion, {used} à propreposséder, {own}.

1972 [Peugeot] PX-10

Maintenant uneun, l', {a} "PX-7": [Shimano] Nexus intérieurinterne, {internal} moyeufoyer, centre, {hub} (j'aime lela, il, elle, {it}!); [Bullhorn] barres, premièrepremier, front, façade, devant, de devant, couverture, contenance, avant, {front} freinerfrein, {brake} ([Mafac]) a double commandes. ÀDe, Contre, Avec, {With} éclairerphare, légère, léger, lumière, lanterne, lampe, jour, clair, allumer, {light} 622 mm [rims], çacette, cet, ces, celui-ci, celle-ci, ceci, ce, {this} [bike] aussi a [Ritchey] 32-622 [Tom] [Slick] se lasserse fatiguer, pneu, fatiguer, {tires}. ÇaCette, Cet, Ces, Celui-ci, Celle-ci, Ceci, Ce, {This} [bike] a sonses, sa, les siens, les siennes, le sien, la sienne, {its }own page page, groom, garçon d'honneur, faire appeler, chasseur, {page}. MOIJE, J', {I} aussi propreposséder, {own} une autreun autre, {another} PX-10 [rigged] quelorsque, comme, aussi, alors, {as} uneun, l', {a} hybridehybride, {hybrid}.

1972 [Raleigh] International

À l'origine uneun, l', {a} 10-vitessese presser, rapidité, presser, accélérer, {speed}, secondseconde, seconde, en seconde position, en seconde, deuxième , deuxième, article de second choix, {second} de lesle, la, l', {the} être au sommet deétage supérieur, tête, sommet, premier, haut, haut, dépasser, du haut, dessus, couvercle, cime, {top} de lesle, la, l', {the} [Raleigh] ligne, lesle, la, l', {the} [Reynolds] élaborerossature, monture, encadrer, encadrement, construire, châssis, charpente, chambranle, cadre, armature, {frame} c'est rareinsolite, inhabituel, exceptionnel, {unusually} éclairerphare, légère, léger, lumière, lanterne, lampe, jour, clair, allumer, {light} pourpendant, moyennant, malgré, depuis, {for} sonses, sa, les siens, les siennes, le sien, la sienne, {its} typetaper à la machine, taper, modèle, genre, exemple, espèce, caractère, {type}, et lela, il, elle, {it} a sympathiquesubtil, joli, gentille, gentil, bon, agréable, {nice} [chrome]-plaquéNervex [lugs]. fixed gear (42/15), with Scott AT-3 LF bars, Sun 14A rims, Campgnolo Record high-flange hubs, 28/24 spokes, Brooks Swift saddle, 165 mm Shimano 105 cranks (with a Biopace chainwheel, which most people will tell you is impossible...it isn't, it's merely improbable! This is my lightest bike, well under 20 lb.J'ai établirsérie, série, set, sertir, scène, régler, prêt, prendre, poste, poser, plateau, placer, mise f en plis, milieu, mettre, jeu, fixer, fixe, {set} lela, il, elle, {it} en haut quelorsque, comme, aussi, alors, {as} uneun, l', {a }

1974 Raleigh/Raleigh homebuilt tandem

Road 5 speed with a T.A. 64 tooth chainring, 15-34 cluster. This bike originally had tubular wheels, but I later switched to 630 mm (27") wire-on. I courted Harriet on this bike, recently passed it on to my nephew and his bride.

1930's Hercules (more detail on the wild & crazy gear setup on this bike)

This bike has a flip-flop hub with a fixed sprocket on one side, and a 2 speed freewheel on the other. This gives me three different gears, but I have to stop and move the chain (or reverse the rear wheel) manually to shift. It has 559 mm (26" mtb) wheels, Shimano 105 cranks, straight bars w/Haro add-on unit, Tommaselli motorcycle brake levers, walnut-grain contact paper finish, very strange indeed!

1970's Raleigh 20 (non-folding)

S-A 5-speed hotrod, aluminum rims and crankset, wild-looking Uni-disc wheel covers, front and rear, Mitsuboshi Comp Pool tires.

See my Raleigh Twenty Page

1985 Fat Chance

This one was probably built by Gary Helfrich. It's a bit small for me, but I got a good deal on it used, and the top tube is my ideal 22" size. It has a Tioga elastomer fork, and a Brooks Conquest saddle

1958 Raleigh Lenton Grand Prix

Originally an 8- or 10-speed club bike, I rode this for a long time with a 1950 Sturmey-Archer ASC 3-speed fixed gear hub, alloy rims, modern tires; otherwise reasonably stock.

This bike is currently mothballed, because I took it's wheels and saddle to equip the E.G. Bates.

1960's Raleigh Chopper

Ugh...horrible! I truly detest wheelie bikes.
This one lives way back behind the furnace, and may never see daylight again.

1982 Rudge/Dunelt homebuilt tandem

This is a 54 speed road machine. It was originally built to be used with a kidback, as in the photo, but my kids have outgrown this, so it now has a semi-conventional front crossover drive. The fork came from a Fuji touring bike, the Sturmey-Archer AW hub has 6 sprockets. The image shows us after the head transplants. These days this bike has Scott AT-3 handlebars in front.

1950's Raleigh Sports

Light 630 mm (27x1) wheels, chaincase, rare Sturmey-Archer SW 3-speed, Flexstem. A "Q-ship", this bike looks slow, but is fast. The SW hub is lighter, more efficient, and quieter than the normal AW model, and has a wider range. Unfortunately, this model had a very high rate of defective units, so they only made it from 1956-58.

1970's Raleigh 20 (folding)

Yet another fixed gear. This has a modified Haro BMX fork with an extended steerer, Zoom Brahma bars, Araya 7x aluminum rims with 28 mm Continental Grand Prix tires, Sugino cranks, Normandy large-flange hubs, Dia Compe BMX brake.

Featured in Bike Rod & Kustom E-zine!

See my Raleigh Twenty Page

1930's Elgin

Balloon tire cruiser. I can't ride this 'til I get around to fixing the New Departure coaster brake.

1983 Repco

Nishiki Cresta--tourer built for the Australian market--Scott AT-4 pro bars, DX Rapidfire, 600 EX hubs, MA-40 rims, Uni-disc (rear). I bought the frame from an Ozzie who was on his way around the world. He traded it for a mountain bike, since he was heading for Africa. Cliff Meakin was the only cycle-tourist I ever knew to carry a classical guitar on tour. I thought this was silly, until I heard him play. Cliff, where are you now?

1954 Rudge

Originally a 4-speed, now a fixed gear rust bucket w/milk crate for shopping. Anyone who tries to steal it will likely suffer severe injury! The steel pedals are fairly sharp, and an unsuspecting thief would probably get cut to ribbons.

1992 Cannondale SR 800

"Black Lightning" Sun 14A rims 24/32, Sun Tour Command shift levers, Uni-disc.

1993 Cannondale ST 500

Fixed gear rain bike, all black w/fenders, Dia Compe brake (front) 630-25 (27x1) Avocet slicks.

1930's Torpedo

German. A bike built for cobblestones, with adjustable steering damper, unbelievably long wheelbase, incredibly slack angles.

1980-85 Univega MTB/Alan road mongrel

Heavy in back, light in front. This was put together out of junk parts, with the idea of using it for heavy shopping and errands. It is an older Univega MTB frame, with a big fat tire in back, a rear rack and double wire baskets. Since all the weight is carried on the back, I used light stuff for the front end: an aluminum Alan fork and a skinny 622 mm (700c) front wheel. It has "cowhorn" bars made by inverting a conventional drop bar and lopping off the parts of the bar that would normally point backward. This is a very strange bike, but I hardly ever ride it, mainly because it is stored in an inconvenient place below my front porch.

1960's Schwinn Paramount.

Campagnolo Ergo, Shimano derailer.

1970's Picchio tandem

I'm the only kid on my block with a fixed-gear tandem! This tandem originally came with Campagnolo Record/Nuovo Record road parts, and the previous owner found it too scary with the inadequate braking power of the stock brakes, so he sold it to Bicycle Classics. They "parted it out" and put the frame on the floor with a sign that said "Ride it if you dare!" My kids had outgrown the Cinelli BMX bike that each of them had used for a while, so Mike and I traded frames. I hope he has as much fun with the Cinelli as I have been with the Picchio.
Blasphemer that I am, I built it up with Shimano 105 cranks (165 mm arms, Biopace chainrings all around.) and 105 SLR single-pivot brakes (the finest caliper brakes ever, in my opinion.) With Mathauser brake shoes, the braking is quite good, especially since I built it up with 630 mm (27") wheels, which shorten the caliper reach by 4 mm. It is made of Oria tubing, with strange creases down some of the tubes, which, I presume, are intended to stiffen it up. I was skeptical about the open rear parallelogram frame design, but it seems quite stiff despite the lack of triangulation.

1970's Raleigh 20 folding bike

3-speed hotrod, drop bars, alloy wheels, work in progress.

See my Raleigh Twenty Page

1970's Motobécane Grand Record

10 speed-Stock: Campagnolo NR gears, TA 3-arm cranks, all 531, Nervex, Super Champion 58, Normandy HF Luxe Compétition hubs. One of my greatest yard-sale finds. This bike is FOR SALE!

Bridgestone CB-3

This is a special bike for snowy conditions. This started out as a bottom-of-the-line Bridgestone mid '80's CB-3 "city bike". I took off all the gear stuff, and the rear brake. I screwed a 15 tooth track sprocket onto the steel hub, which lines up nicely with the 28 tooth ring on the triple crankset. This gives me a 3.63 Gain Ratio (49" / 3.88 m) which is high enough for as fast as I would want to go on a snowy road. The cheapo Taiwanese cantilever brake is operated by a cool Campagnolo brake lever I got cheap at Bicycle Classics. Actually, however, with a fixed gear this low, the brake is only rarely used: The low gear gives extra "braking" leverage to my legs, as well as limiting the top speed of the bike.

It has old-fashioned mtb tires with big squarish knobs that seem to work quite well on snow-covered pavement.

Bianchi Osprey fixed-gear MTB

An experimental work-in-progress. This bike has truly vertical dropouts, but I wanted to set it up with a flip-flop hub: fixed gear on one side, two-speed freewheel on the other. The vertical dropouts don't allow chain tension adjustment because the axle is a snug fit in the slot. I solved this by cutting the axle off short, so that it does not extend past the cone locknuts. Only the quick-release skewer goes through the dropouts. Since the skewer is thinner than the axle, this allows some front-to-back adjustment. So far, no problems with this unorthodox rig, but I carry a spare skewer, just in case.

Mid '70's Peugeot PX-10

This isn't as pretty as my "PX-7", because it has plain lugs instead of the baroque Nervex lugs on the older frame. For a while I was using this as a 10-speed, with a pair of "moustache" handlebars, with old Sun Tour barcons. I really didn't find the moustache bars that comfortable, so I didn't ride this bike very much. I have converted it into a hybrid, using Scott AT-3 handlbars, Sram ESP Grip Shifts and Derailer, Shimano 105 SC hubs with Matrix æro rims, Sun Tour X-1 crankset, Ritchey Tom Slick 32-622 tires, Brooks B-66 Champion saddle. It currently is a 27-speed, with a 12-28 cassette and 28/38/48 chainwheels. It required a bit of fiddling to get the GripShip ESP derailer system to work with the 9-speed cassette, but I did it, and it works. I have been riding this bike a lot lately, I finally feel that I have it dialed in for me. In its present configuration, it offers a nice balance of comfort and performance, leaning a bit in the comfort direction, but still quick and fun to ride.

1954 Raleigh Superbe Roadster

This is a classic British roadster, with 635 mm (28 x 1 1/2) wheels, rod brakes, full chaincase, lock built into the fork (I even have the key!), FSAddles.html%23b73">Brooks B-73 3-spring leather saddle, and a Sturmey-Archer 4-speed Dynohub. When I ride this bike, I feel as if I ought to be wearing a tweed jacket and smoking a pipe! I don't ride it much, though, because the brakes are rather pitiful, and I'm terrified of getting a rear flat...between the Dynohub wiring, the rod brake, the chaincase and the Sturmey-Archer cable, removing and re-installing the rear wheel could be an all-day job!

I have a separate page about this bike.

1990? Bianchi Brava

Japanese Bianchi road bike, originally came with with Shimano Santé derailers...early 7-speed setup. I built up a pair of rather light tubular wheels for it, just for the retro-kick (and 'cause the rims and tires were free!) It's not that retro, though, 'cause it's got Ultegra STI shifters with an Erickson "Gizzmo" triple adaptor, and 28/38/50 Biopace chainwheels. It is now a 24-speed, with a 12-25 cluster, STX rear, modified RSX front derailers.

1962 Moulton Stowaway fixed-gearMuer Passager clandestin

This is a first-generation Moulton, one of the models which was designed to take apart into two pieces. It originally came with all steel parts, cottered cranks, a coaster brake and a front caliper brake.

I replaced everything but the frame, headset, and luggage racks, using modern aluminum parts. It has a 53/12 fixed-gear, which is not as impressive as it sounds, since it has 349 mm (16 x 1 3/8") wheels.

1916 Mead Ranger Roadster

My oldest bike, mostly dating to the time of The Great War.

Originally built for wood rims and 28" single-tube tires, mine's got modern-ish 27 inch wheels, and is surprisingly fun to ride, with a 26/8 fixed gear.

I have a separate page about this bike.

E.G. Bates Club Bike

A work of art, this frame combines characteristics of a track bike (rear-opening fork ends, round fork blades) with characteristics of a road bike (fender eyelets, lots of tire clearance, drillings for brakes and general road geometry.)

It has very ornate lugwork.

I have it set up with the Sturmey-Archer ASC 3-speed fixed gear hub that used to be on my Lenton Grand Prix.

I have a separate page about this bike.

Bikes I no longer have.

1940's 24" wheel Rollfast Balloon tire

A hand-me-down from my sister, this was my bike through most of my childhood. Considerably too large for me when it came to me, probably when I was about 8, I continued to ride it into junior high school. I stripped all of the inessential parts off of it, repainted it with red lead marine paint.

1950s J.C. Higgins 3-speed

This Austrian bike, originally sold by Sears, was my first multi-speed bike, and the first bike that I put together from parts scrounged from the town dump. It only had a rear hand brake, but it was a considerable improvement over the Rollfast. (Although I still kept the Rollfast for riding in the woods.)

1959 Elswick Tour Anglais

This bike meant more to me than any other bike I've owned since. I have a whole article about this bike.

Elswick Lincoln Imp

A better bike than the Tour Anglais, but with less sentimental value. This bike came with a flip-flop hub, and was the first bike I ever set up as a fixed gear.

Raleigh/Raleigh home-built tandem.

I built my first tandem while I was in high school. You can read about it on my page on Home Building Tandems.

'50s Dawes

Four speed derailer, 597 mm (26 x 1 1/4) wheels, fillet brazed. I toured from Boston to Harrisburg, Penna. on this in the early '70s. Had a spoke breakage problem around Stroudsburg, due to rusted-through spokes. No bike shops in the area had a freewheel remover, so I bought some longer spokes and got a welding shop to braze the new spokes to the broken-off old ones. Ugly, but it worked.

Early '60s Moulton Standard

My first Moulton, it had a Sturmey-Archer 3-speed coaster brake. Disappeared after I got hit head on by a VW bus, breaking my collar bone.

Mid '60s Moulton Deluxe

Originally a 4-speed Sturmey-Archer, I added a 4-speed cluster and double chainwheel. I took this on a solo camping tour from Boston to Montréal in 1969 or thereabouts.

Early '70s Raleigh 20

1940's Gnôme-Rhône

This 1950's Gnôme-Rhône was made of aluminum tubes riveted into steel lugs. The manufacturer was an old French aircraft builder. The frame was falling apart, it was partly held together by hose clamps. I converted it from a 3-speed to a 12 speed, to use as my mountain bike while I lived in France.
The first of many Raleigh 20s I've owned; I bought this one used in the early '70s, and did many modifications to it over the years. In this photo, it was still fairly stock, except that I'd converted the 3-speed hub to 5-speeds, extended the seatpost, and installed Lyotard platform pedals and a Brooks B66 saddle.

I did quite a lot of off-road riding on this bike, before real mountain bikes became available. Later in its life, it acquired aluminum rims, Cinelli handlebars and stem, a Campagnolo Nuovo Record crank set, Phil Wood bottom bracket, and other goodies. I sold it for $300 in a weak moment...

My family's bikes

My wife, Harriet Fell is a hard-core roadie; she never rides the mountain bike I gave her. She has:

'70's Holdsworth touring bike

Harriet did extensive touring in France on this bike before we met. She was the second American woman to complete the legendary Paris-Brest-Paris ride, in '75 She was riding it when I met her, on a Charles River Wheelmen ride.

'70's Bottecchia road (fixed gear)

This bike has been converted to fixed gear with Phil Wood track hubs. (She caught the fixed-gear disease from me.) This is the bike she rides 95 percent of the time.

1983 Raleigh/Raleigh homebuilt tandem.

18 speed former kidback, sized for Harriet to pilot.

GT Pro Performer Freestyle Bike[Harriet] Tombé photo

I gave it to her for her 45th birthday.







We have two kids, who used to ride:

Cinelli BMX

Both kids, in turn, used to ride this cool Cinelli BMX frame we used to have. I built it up with mtb-type bars and a 3-speed Sturmey-Archer hub. When George outgrew it, I traded the frame for the Picchio tandem frame.

Kid-Kid tandem

Two BMX frames brazed together (Diamondback Viper, Mongoose M-1.) The keel tube is electrical conduit. 6 speed Sturmey-Archer hybrid. They got it up to 36 mph once when we were vacationing in Québec!

My daughter Tova (17) has:

'86 Fuji Del Rey

A sport touring bike, with 105 drive train (except for the black Nuovo Record cranks) and straight bars w/ bar ends.

'60's Schwinn Hollywood

A cruiser that I found in the trash in 1995. This bike created a bit of a mystery in the winter of '97...One day, I noticed that the handlebar stem had been raised up above the "minimum insertion" mark, but, since it was the middle of winter and the bike was not being used, I didn't do anything about it right away...but I wondered who had been tinkering with it...had a neighbor borrowed it? (This bike lives outdoors in my back yard.) A few days later, I was passing by and noticed that the handlebars and stem were missing! On looking closer, I found them lying in the snow next to the bike; on looking even closer, I found that the steerer was solidly filled with ice! That was what had raised the stem, rainwater getting into the steerer, then freezing and expanding, had inexorably raised the stem until it fell right out!

My son George (15) used to ride:

Astra (Motobécane)

A low-end 10 speed frame that I built up for him as a road bike, with Shimano indexed barcons. It is currently a 15 speed, with the tubular wheels that came with my Paramount.

early '80's Schwinn King Sting

One of the few Chicago Schwinn mountain bikes. Actually, the frame is more like an overgrown BMX bike, but it is a 12 speeder. This bike really belongs to his mother, but he rides it more than she does.

Royce Union

Child-size high wheeler, with a 28" front wheel and a 16" rear. This probably dates from the '50's.
Lately he's been riding my Hercules.

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