How a Bicycle is made (1945)
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Permalink Reply by spencewine on
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I was trying to figure out what kind of bike that is...it looks like a pretty sweet ride.
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Permalink Reply by Tim S on
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The design and manufacture of Raleigh bicycles.
Speaking of Raleigh's snapped a pic of my mum's from the 1950's hanging in the garage.
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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on
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How does she keep the stuff stuck to the bottom of the shelves like that?
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Looks like a Raleigh DL-1 Tourist to me.
A 1945 model I might guess.
I love the way it is hanging from the ceiling in the movie and wobbling all around as the actors turned the cranks and poked/prodded at it. I don't suppose they had invented the modern bicycle repair stand at that time -LOL. Maybe they just didn't have one on the set and some movie gaffer had to rig something up.
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Motherly magic!
James BlackHeron said:How does she keep the stuff stuck to the bottom of the shelves like that?
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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on
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Thanks for sharing, Tim. It reminds me of my high school and college summers working in a factory and how much effort it takes to make one small part.
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Permalink Reply by DanGer 8.2mi on
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OSHA would close that plant!
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Permalink Reply by Craig S. on
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That's awesome, Tim. Wonder how many fingers and hands were lost in the factory!
The more things change, the more they stay the same. If y'all get a chance, go up to Waterford and request a tour. Richard Schwinn is a very nice, great man who loves showing off his product.
Incidentally, whenever he sees my 1200, he takes great pride in telling me that I have the last of the straight bladed 531 forks they made and they'll never make another one. Don't know why, it's a goddamn gorgeous fork.
Cocktails, ahoy!
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