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The_Dude_is_bueno t1_itnllk7 wrote

Holy shit that’s a tight ass bike! I’d ride the hell outta that!

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Cgraves1 t1_itnnj67 wrote

Aw man. That's gonna hurt.

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Dan-68 t1_itnnofn wrote

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antpodean t1_itnok2d wrote

Ahh. The good ol' nut crusher gear shift. Anyone that owned one knows what I mean.

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CTPlayboy t1_itnowd5 wrote

Testicle wrecker gear shifter. I have a scar on my scrotum to this day. And I have no children. 🤔

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nursecarmen t1_itnqhul wrote

I had an Orange Krate.

I took it off jumps.

I'm amazed that I had children.

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BooStickTime t1_itnqnq5 wrote

Worked shoveling shit on a dairy farm all summer for one of these bad boys...day I got it was better than Xmas....

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scottwax t1_itnr3rs wrote

I wanted one so bad when I was a kid.

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newtbob t1_itnrkzk wrote

Another Orange Krate, here. Suspension has come a long way. And, just like cars, disc brakes beat the shit out of drum brakes. But I rode the shit out of that thing.

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Earl_N_Meyer t1_itnswoa wrote

All it needed was the shift knob to be in the shape of a fist.

I remember seeing those as a kid and thinking "Wow!". Now, I see the picture and just think "Ow!".

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daveashaw t1_itnsyif wrote

Old school top fuel dragster in the background adds context.

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HV_Commissioning t1_itnt6r9 wrote

My friend down the street had one. His had the 'sissy bar' big ass back rest.

We were poor, so I had a used Huffy.

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hoopsmd t1_itnuef7 wrote

I had a Lemon Peeler. It was pretty cool looking.

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dawg_beard t1_itnv7r4 wrote

I had a Lemon Peeler. I rode the heck out of it.

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Kbdiggity t1_itnwcyg wrote

Geez, I wonder why putting a gear shift in that location is no longer popular.

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Buddyslime t1_itnwm1b wrote

I remember my neighbor getting an Orange Krate. Coolest bike in the day.

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Eashandie t1_itnwn5k wrote

Cooked donuts for Karl. 4am till noon on Saturdays. Bought a blue one from Lauzon's Hardware outa the front window. Summer, '68. Loved that bike.

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Buddyslime t1_itnxe0r wrote

Replying to HV_Commissioning (#211,186)

My grandpa would tell me we were going to the hardware store to get a bike. Turned out it was the county dump and he would pick out a few bikes, bring them home and make one good one of them. Poor wasn't the word.

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TommyTuttle t1_itnxgvs wrote

Springer fork, front drum brake, five speed and a banana seat… that was one mean bike!

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silk_mitts_top_titts t1_itnydqf wrote

I dont know who abused my young package harder, my left hand or that gearshift.

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Reatona t1_itnzs37 wrote

I wanted one of those. SOOOOO much. I wound up with a crappy 3-speed instead.

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armgrafix t1_ito0b3h wrote

I had one! It was awesome!

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Reginaldvanpelt t1_ito0v9l wrote

Me and my neighbor both got Lemon Peelers for Christmas. Man, we had a lot of fun on those bikes!

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Hushwater t1_ito3440 wrote

I'd love a bike like this, I'd switch the shifter knob out with a black archrylic skull with emerald eyes though.

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mostlygray t1_ito3wa6 wrote

I want one so bad now. I miss those old super heavy bikes.

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Broote t1_ito3wkz wrote

Someone on the block had one of those, coolest bike ever

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ExteriorLatex t1_ito5ynv wrote

That’s a pretty bad ass bike right there!

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joboo62 t1_itoa6h3 wrote

These came with a rear slick tire.

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bdbdbokbuck t1_itol3xd wrote

The kid next door to me had that bike. His was the Lemon Peeler. I thought it was the coolest thing ever!

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The_Sanch1128 t1_itopnkv wrote

Spent most of my bar mitzvah money on one of these. Parents said I had to leave it outside (there really wasn't a place for it unless I put it in my room). Did. Four weeks later, a tornado damaged houses on our street. Some rubbernecker stole my bike (and lots of other stuff on our street) from right in front of our townhouse. Parents bought me some cheap POS as a "replacement".

The only good part is that I never came close to damaging my future ability to have children. My personality and looks took care of that.

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mattg4704 t1_itovy5f wrote

Nobody mentioned putting a baseball card in the spokes so to sound like an engine?

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Spirited-Grape6665 t1_itpccg9 wrote

There not showing my favorite version the white cotton picker

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LoopyMind t1_itphh06 wrote

Did they at any time have the slogan "Schwinn for the win"?

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Takeonlyone t1_itpjj58 wrote

Huffy had a stick and steering wheel too.

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mgrammas1 t1_itpp9u3 wrote

I STILL want one of these.

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MarshalLawTalkingGuy t1_itpryli wrote

God, could you imagine waking up on Christmas morning, excited to see a new bike under the tree. And it’s called the “pea picker”…

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[deleted] t1_itps6er wrote

This was the bike we all wanted—and it was stupid expensive, like $130. An “expensive “ bike at the time was about $69.95, and a regular banana bike about $39.95 or so. Big difference. Only one kid in our neighborhood had an Apple Krate. He couldn’t leave it anywhere, even locked up.

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The_Sanch1128 t1_itq3cu5 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#217,733)

I was 13 and foolish when I got that bike. About a year later, I looked back on it and thought, "What the hell were you thinking? WERE you thinking?"

I'll also give my parents some credit for letting me make my own mistake.

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jpajuzu t1_itq8vg9 wrote

Suicide shifters

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arlissed t1_itqhggb wrote

being a kid in the 1970's I recall this as the bike "someone's older brother once had that now rusts away in the garage"

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SteakieDay96 t1_itqnb84 wrote

I can hear the sickening scream from balls getting crushed by that shifter still to this day.

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mcds99 t1_itrbp63 wrote

Neighbor had one, it caused him pain a couple times... poor Tommy.

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noeljrG t1_its4rft wrote

Is Schwinn now Chinasized?

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VividLifeToday t1_its53g6 wrote

In the pic the seat is way too high and the handlebars should be pulled back.

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