MOPED ARMY

Pre-war Colson I customized a while back

thanks for the compliments on my stuff.

the tote-cycle is actually not a true folder. rather, it breaks into two pieces by removing two thumbscrews.

the A108 unfortunately had to get sold to make room for a work vehicle. its new owner loves it. (edited)

60's Favorit made in Czechoslovakia.

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It originally had a CZ stamped coaster brake hub, but I swapped the wheels out for an English set with a sturmey archer 3 speed.

if i'm not mistaken, the CZ hubs were licensed by sachs-torpedo from germany. though i have no experience with them (the only 2 favorits i ever worked on were both derailleur bikes), i've heard that the CZ hubs were not nearly as nice as their german counterparts.

Nice! That old stuff was built to last!

Made this custom 6 bar from a 1940 girls Hawthorne.

I'd like another one of these

My 38 Elgin skiptooth and 70s Columbia Sports III bikes.

I wouldn't call it huge, just regular bicycle size. They became pretty standard in the eighties and onward. I didn't even notice it untill you mentioned it, but this is my first bike with a drum brake in almost 15 years.

The more I look at that the more I like it, bike brake that works in the rain! :) I just love the solid quality of the Euro model "everyman's" bikes, they are serrious means of transportation, meant to be depended on. My Dad has an early '70's Schwinn Suburban 5 speed hanging in his garage, been up there 40 yrs...leather seat with springs, tires are disentigrated and the last time I was up there looking at it the fork was almost bound solid from disuse, but the paint shines as new, it has a scratch on the rear fender and being he is who he is he has a brand new one still in the plastic that he never got around to replacing. He says I can have the bike if I want it, and I will take him up on that, I have to sell a few mopeds first, i have only a small apartment and would need the room. I hope someday to visit your country, looks beautiful from the photo's you have posted. Seems much less stressful than the US, I love it here, my city is pretty mellow, but much of the rest of this country is super fast paced "type A" kind of a thing, I'm more of a laid back B- kind of guy. :) I will get flamed for this but I don't care, I think your mode of government promotes a much better outlook for it's citizens, I don't think it would work here for a number of reasons, mainly the shear size of the country, but for a smaller nation, it seems to do really well. I digress, I need to get back on a bicycle, too much motorized stuff in my life, need to get back to healthier and slower. My best to you, and keep the cool bikes coming!

@Stephen, in the 70's death tolls because of cars had gone through the roof and lots of children were dying because of cars, so we decided to keep cars as much away from people as possible and to have as many people cycle as possible.

Because of this pretty much everyone started cycling including wealthy people, so there are a lot of "high end" everyday bicycles here. This model would have probably cost about 800 Guilders in the eighties which would be equivalent to a 1000€ today.

People just sell them really cheaply because in a country of 17 million we have about 23 million bicycles. (I own 6 atm. So i'm partially responsible)

I've said it before, you're always welcome to visit and you'll see just how much fun cycling can be.

Here's an obligatory "we have great cycle infrastructure" video of a bridge about half a mile from my home.

apparently youre not the only one who didnt know about safety angles:

Nice, we have some like that, albeit not as nice to get bike lanes over highway's, mopeds are a big no-no on them though.