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Curbside Classics Archives
Bicycles Archive
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![Yes, I do tend to keep things for…ever? You all know about my truck, which I’ve had for 38 years now, but I have another vehicle I’ve had even longer, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_3121.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Life On Two Wheels – And My 1980 Novara Bicycle Gets Its Second Rebuild in 45 Years")
My Life On Two Wheels – And My 1980 Novara Bicycle Gets Its Second Rebuild in 45 Years
Posted on May 31, 2025 | 28 CommentsYes, I do tend to keep things for…ever? You all know about my truck, which I’ve had for 38 years now, but I have another vehicle I’ve had even longer, […] -
![(First Posted 8/9/2024) Cycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0618.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC’s Best of 2024: Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)")
CC’s Best of 2024: Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 3)
Posted on January 1, 2025 | 16 Comments(First Posted 8/9/2024) Cycle the Erie Canal Day 6 was a Car SAG day for me. A driving day seems an appropriate way to start the third and final installment […] -
![Day 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0481.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 2)
Posted on August 2, 2024 | 18 CommentsDay 4 of the Cycle the Erie Canal trip started in Seneca Falls, NY, the central NY town that our rolling camping trip had wound up in the previous evening. […] -
![It’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_0524.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1)")
Bikes, Boats and Automobiles: Cycling the Erie Canal 2024 (Part 1)
Posted on July 26, 2024 | 39 CommentsIt’s no secret that I am a fan of all things transportation. Of course this is one of the ties that bind me to this site, and it’s something that […] -
![In the 1950s, when anything with wheels captured the imagination of America’s youth, Schwinn Bicycle Company engaged in some nomenclative cross-pollination with sports car manufacturers, undoubtedly with mutual benefit to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220628_101816a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1957 Schwinn Corvette – Mechanical Sympathy")
Bicycle Classic: 1957 Schwinn Corvette – Mechanical Sympathy
Posted on June 30, 2022 | 35 CommentsIn the 1950s, when anything with wheels captured the imagination of America’s youth, Schwinn Bicycle Company engaged in some nomenclative cross-pollination with sports car manufacturers, undoubtedly with mutual benefit to […] -
![(first posted 5/2/2016) There are many backdrops for humanity. I’ve been lucky enough in my life to float in, out, and around many dissonant places and groups of people. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ccvvmn.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1966 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Another Step Toward Clinical Hoarding")
Bicycle Classic: 1966 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Another Step Toward Clinical Hoarding
Posted on May 2, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 5/2/2016) There are many backdrops for humanity. I’ve been lucky enough in my life to float in, out, and around many dissonant places and groups of people. […] -
![My wife and I are victims of bad timing. We got married and bought our house during the last housing bubble in 2005, and the amount of debt with which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/111_1289a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1969 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Something There Is That Doesn’t Love A Wall")
Bicycle Classic: 1969 Schwinn Deluxe Racer – Something There Is That Doesn’t Love A Wall
Posted on July 20, 2021 | 53 CommentsMy wife and I are victims of bad timing. We got married and bought our house during the last housing bubble in 2005, and the amount of debt with which […] -
![I started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer")
BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 34 CommentsI started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […] -
![(first posted 3/17/2015) We don’t really do bicycles here on CC, at least on a regular basis. But after recently concluding forty years of ownership, please indulge me the privilege […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-col.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My (Former) Curbside Classic : 1972 Schwinn Collegiate Sport – Moving On")
My (Former) Curbside Classic : 1972 Schwinn Collegiate Sport – Moving On
Posted on March 17, 2021 | 110 Comments(first posted 3/17/2015) We don’t really do bicycles here on CC, at least on a regular basis. But after recently concluding forty years of ownership, please indulge me the privilege […] -
![With lots of spare time, courtesy Covid-19, I was looking for something to restore. Having done cars, a plane, and an aircraft carrier I had just the thing which hasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-bike.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: Bicycle Maintenance and Restoration")
CC Tech: Bicycle Maintenance and Restoration
Posted on February 17, 2021 | 53 CommentsWith lots of spare time, courtesy Covid-19, I was looking for something to restore. Having done cars, a plane, and an aircraft carrier I had just the thing which hasn’t […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2014) One fine fall day in 1970, my father and I headed out to get my first brand new wheels. Dad’s parents came from Scotland, so he insisted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/P1090512-e1408896995226.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1969 Raleigh Rodeo – My First New Set Of Wheels, Direct From England")
Curbside Classic: 1969 Raleigh Rodeo – My First New Set Of Wheels, Direct From England
Posted on August 27, 2020 | 61 Comments(first posted 8/27/2014) One fine fall day in 1970, my father and I headed out to get my first brand new wheels. Dad’s parents came from Scotland, so he insisted […] -
![Although I was born in 1977, I’m occasionally nostalgic about Bicentennial America, a time that is probably more fun in retrospect than it was for those who lived it. Regardless, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/109_0074a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Bicycle Classic: 1976 Schwinn Bicentennial Sting-Ray – It Takes An Independent Man to Ride An Independence Day Themed Child’s Bike")
Bicycle Classic: 1976 Schwinn Bicentennial Sting-Ray – It Takes An Independent Man to Ride An Independence Day Themed Child’s Bike
Posted on July 4, 2020 | 61 CommentsAlthough I was born in 1977, I’m occasionally nostalgic about Bicentennial America, a time that is probably more fun in retrospect than it was for those who lived it. Regardless, […] -
SOAL: 2019 BMW C650GT – Just What Is A Scooter Anyway?
Posted on November 28, 2019 | 26 CommentsThis did not start out as a midlife crisis purchase, I swear. It was my wife’s idea, believe it or not. -
![I used to own a Sting-Ray. A couple of them, actually. I traded my ’66 for a higher performance version in ’71. It was great for awhile, but then I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1975SchwinnStingRay01Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1975 Schwinn Sting-Ray – A Family Tradition")
My Curbside Classic: 1975 Schwinn Sting-Ray – A Family Tradition
Posted on August 2, 2019 | 91 CommentsI used to own a Sting-Ray. A couple of them, actually. I traded my ’66 for a higher performance version in ’71. It was great for awhile, but then I […] -
![An e-bike combines the noble art of pedaling with an electric motor. There’s assistance on demand, that is, up to a speed of 25 km/h (15.5 mph). Their popularity just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_7742.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Gazelle Orange C310 HMB E-Bike – Man Powered, Assistance By Bosch")
CC Global: 2019 Gazelle Orange C310 HMB E-Bike – Man Powered, Assistance By Bosch
Posted on March 3, 2019 | 29 CommentsAn e-bike combines the noble art of pedaling with an electric motor. There’s assistance on demand, that is, up to a speed of 25 km/h (15.5 mph). Their popularity just […]
