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December 4, 2009
John Brain's History of Kustom Biking
From 1958 to 2008: The first kustom bicycles were simple affairs;
old 24 and 26-inch balloon-tire bicycles were stripped of extra parts, given a paint job and maybe some decals, and were then outfitted with 6 to 8-inch riser handlebars and long goosenecks. Handlebar height was the key visual element to these bikes, the higher the better. -- Introduction
Posted by Vanderleun at December 4, 2009 7:54 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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So I go to the link and I’m thinking “Man, who the freak wasted their time doing this crap?” Ten minutes later after checking out the whole webpage…
The memories flooded back… and now I feel very old.
Thanks though.
Posted by: tim at December 4, 2009 9:40 AM
Ahhh sweet memories. I remember the days of the looong gooseneck. Actually I was more into the down turned bars. But this post came up on the very day I decided to take my 1950, '55, and '60 Schwinns out of mothballs. And one day after I fell in lust with a Kustom chopper bike on e-bay with a B.I.N. price that was too high...
Now I'm broke.
And waiting for the UPS truck.
moral:
You are never too old for Kustom fever.
JWM
Posted by: jwm at December 4, 2009 6:25 PM
Ahhh sweet memories. I remember the days of the looong gooseneck. Actually I was more into the down turned bars. But this post came up on the very day I decided to take my 1950, '55, and '60 Schwinns out of mothballs. And one day after I fell in lust with a Kustom chopper bike on e-bay with a B.I.N. price that was too high...
Now I'm broke.
And waiting for the UPS truck.
moral:
You are never too old for Kustom fever.
JWM
Posted by: jwm at December 4, 2009 6:26 PM