the I'll show you OFF TOPIC bike thread

[Captain Awesome]

I had a visible bulge in my bellybutton, but no discomfort. Then, one day, playing with Lil Thundrrr, I took a punch to the gut. As I lay on the floor, trying to breathe through the pain, I thought to myself, "if I can get beat up by a two year old, there might be a problem here"
Got the gut done and got fixed at the same time, one in the guts, one in the nuts

Well the dog jumped into my lap the other day and it was immediate shooting pain and waves of nausea. Got into the Dr on Friday for a consult. Surgery for sure

Unfortunately can’t get in right away so I’ll be taking it easy for awhile and even more disappointing is my gravel race on 10/28 won’t be happening

 

[Kevin B]

I never knew until today that Alfred E. Newman was a Rat rod bicyclist.

 

[Ulu]

That’s a tricycle. I remember that cover, but not the tricycle.

 

[Kevin B]

Your right.

 

[Kevin B]

I know Alfred E. is a perennial candidate for President but lets steer clear of politics.

 

[SwissGuy]

I never knew until today that Alfred E. Newman was a Rat rod bicyclist.
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That’s a tricycle. I remember that cover, but not the tricycle.

I immediately saw it as well!
That would make a great blueprint for a theme bike!

 

[Captain Awesome]

That would make a great blueprint for a theme bike!

 

[Kevin B]

Hmm . . .

 

[Kevin B]

Maybe one of the most beautiful trucks ever, 1937 Studebaker. I would call that streamlined beauty borderline art deco.

 

[Oldskool66]

Off topic because it's not a bike, but still pretty cool. 14x2.125 Mongoose BMX scooter.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Off topic because it's not a bike, but still pretty cool. 14x2.125 Mongoose BMX scooter.
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I love the golden era of scooters

 

[Ulu]

That Studebaker looks like a Raymond Loewy design with those long streamlines on the hood.

 

[Ulu]

I love the golden era of scooters

I owned a red scooter for a short time when I was a kid, and it had four wheels.

I don’t recall the brand name but it seems to me that it was German made.

Probably something brought back from a G.I. in the Air Force and my mom picked it up at the thrift store.

It just had a straight vertical tube for the steering handle in front, with no T-bar.

The wheels were steel with solid rubber tires about 5 inches in diameter.

But this scooter was unique in that it had steering linkage which made it lean like a skateboard, under control of the handle.

It was in the early 60s and I have not seen one before or since.

 

[Captain Awesome]

I owned a red scooter for a short time when I was a kid, and it had four wheels.

I don’t recall the brand name but it seems to me that it was German made.

Probably something brought back from a G.I. in the Air Force and my mom picked it up at the thrift store.

It just had a straight vertical tube for the steering handle in front, with no T-bar.

The wheels were steel with solid rubber tires about 5 inches in diameter.

But this scooter was unique in that it had steering linkage which made it lean like a skateboard, under control of the handle.

It was in the early 60s and I have not seen one before or since.

Predecessor to the Honda Kick N Go

 

[SwissGuy]

I owned a red scooter for a short time when I was a kid, and it had four wheels.

I don’t recall the brand name but it seems to me that it was German made.

Probably something brought back from a G.I. in the Air Force and my mom picked it up at the thrift store.

It just had a straight vertical tube for the steering handle in front, with no T-bar.

The wheels were steel with solid rubber tires about 5 inches in diameter.

But this scooter was unique in that it had steering linkage which made it lean like a skateboard, under control of the handle.

It was in the early 60s and I have not seen one before or since.

Sounds a bit like the Swiss "Wetzer", but they came out in the late 90ties.

Or the other scooter invented in Switzerland by a Dutch, the Micro Kickboard (also late 90ties)

Would be interesting to see a picture of said 60ties scooter...

 

[Kevin B]

That Studebaker looks like a Raymond Loewy design with those long streamlines on the hood.

I agree. His 53 Stude' design remains one of the most beautiful, ahead of it's time cars ever made.

 

[Ulu]

They were lovely but you know what they said about those cars? You were lucky to get the hood to open and close right, after they left the factory. Soooo much hood, the cars flexed under them enough to cause minor misalignment.

 

[Ulu]

Sounds a bit like the Swiss "Wetzer", but they came out in the late 90ties.
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Or the other scooter invented in Switzerland by a Dutch, the Micro Kickboard (also late 90ties)
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Would be interesting to see a picture of said 60ties scooter...

I have been looking on the Internet for a photo, with no luck. The scooter turned up in the secondhand store on Larson Air Force Base, which means it could’ve come from anywhere in the world.

Even Canada, as we were close to the border.

 

[Oldskool66]

I have been looking on the Internet for a photo, with no luck. The scooter turned up in the secondhand store on Larson Air Force Base, which means it could’ve come from anywhere in the world.

Even Canada, as we were close to the border.

https://www.bigalsauction.com/lot/8...0s-temco-skeeter-4-wheel-steering-scooter-toyWas it something like this? It's called a skeeter and they started making them in the 1940s.

 

[SwissGuy]

https://www.bigalsauction.com/lot/8...0s-temco-skeeter-4-wheel-steering-scooter-toyWas it something like this? It's called a skeeter and they started making them in the 1940s.

That's one reason I like this forum: Even for the weirdest stuff, there is someone here who knows something AND shares it!