Don't know anything about bikes, but thanks for letting me know those types of breaks are dangerous. Probably should have had a more advanced bike if I was going to be doing things like that!
It's not so much the back brakes -- I had coaster brakes when I was a kid -- but the "dual" part. As far as I can see, it is two identical caliper brakes mounted one next to the other. How does that improve effectiveness? The physics of that tiny front wheel are already a mess. Looks bad-ass though. I know my brother would have loved this if he'd seen one.
Ah, the Sears Wish Book. Good times. No Target, Wal-Mart or anything else to distract from the wonders of Sears. We'd spend hours with that book, making our Christmas lists.
Now that I think about it, must have sucked to be a mailcarrier on that day.
And my parents pretty much did! My mother was disabled so shopping was difficult for her and it was before the Internet so catalogs were the way to go. Pretty much my entire wardrobe came from there until I was old enough to shop on my own.
Yep! I remember that. I know I had a few items from that line. I also remember when I was about 12 and had to begin ordering clothes in "Pretty Plus" sizes. Did they think they were fooling anyone? Every fat girl like me knew that was a euphemism for fat.
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Date: 2012-04-14 04:41 pm (UTC)You're referring to coaster brakes, which were dangerous as hell. Not at all what's pictured in the ad.
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Date: 2012-04-14 04:43 pm (UTC)"Laying scratch" by locking up the rear wheel was major part of the rod bike culture.
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Date: 2012-04-13 08:14 pm (UTC)http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sears-Screamer-Muscle-Bike-1968-era-Bicycle-original-collectable-/220999089845?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3374927eb5
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Date: 2012-04-13 11:21 pm (UTC)I have the 1982 Christmas Wishes catalog to prove it.
I need to scan that someday...
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Date: 2012-04-14 01:25 am (UTC)Now that I think about it, must have sucked to be a mailcarrier on that day.
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