tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post785552817081872285..comments2024-03-16T04:26:25.260-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Throwback Thursday - On a Friday: Vintage Schwinn AdsBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-59260041848434973382015-08-04T12:32:51.827-04:002015-08-04T12:32:51.827-04:00I remember the sixties Schwinn catalogs, and one i...I remember the sixties Schwinn catalogs, and one image in particular remains in my brain: an attractive twenty something couple standing over their bikes talking in the sunshine, next to a similarly attractive swimming pool. I thought "There's the life I want to live."Jim Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801676156025649033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-47767746067871696402015-08-03T09:53:30.911-04:002015-08-03T09:53:30.911-04:00In the very early 70's, my parents had matchin...In the very early 70's, my parents had matching Continentals in the root beer brown color. I don't even want to ponder the shorts they were wearing...<br /><br />I remember the ads in Boys' Life when I was a kid. Every kid wanted a Sting Ray. <br /><br /><br /><br />Wolf.<br />N/Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710395292374599493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-40450686422104009112015-08-01T23:23:21.182-04:002015-08-01T23:23:21.182-04:00Don't forget the softer then feather print ads...Don't forget the softer then feather print ads that show up in commuter magazines. They portray often that you need a flower dress or linen pants. Completely the opposite of those of us from the city would be. I feel those images and magazines push many people away mentality. I recently picked up a magazine I'd ever heard of and instantly sat it down, because the first 7 pages were ads of the softer side of riding a bicycle. I've only seen people dressed that way or riding terribly cute cycles on the internet. <br /><br />I've been checking out the old Nishiki and Diamondback step thru mtb models.teamdarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730985048207207697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-5542580428385901112015-08-01T20:58:09.330-04:002015-08-01T20:58:09.330-04:00The only time I see bicycle ads on TV now is durin...The only time I see bicycle ads on TV now is during bike racing - and they are the typical "high-performance"-themed testosterone fests that we've come to be familiar with. <br /><br />About old-school step-through mountain bikes - they are out there. For example, in the mid 80s, I know Miyata made some of their mountain bikes in step-through versions. They had lugged frames and slack angles that were typical of MTBs at the time. Look for models like the Street Runner. The step-through models don't appear in the catalogs ( http://www.miyatacatalogs.com/2007/12/miyata-catalog-1985_07.html ) but I've seen them. I fixed one up for a friend once, and I've seen them come up on eBay on occasion. Miyata wasn't the only one who made them, either.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-14153440843128341722015-08-01T20:17:53.612-04:002015-08-01T20:17:53.612-04:00What happened to cycling ads on tv? I seem to reme...What happened to cycling ads on tv? I seem to remember them being around during my pre teen years. I feel that back then the companies projected images to sell a product. Now the companies project a product to sell an image. I had no idea there was a woman's version of the Paramount. I wonder how difficult it would be to find one. I'm a step thru kinda of guy, sort of.<br /><br />Brings me to an odd question, are there any legit old school woman's mountain bikes to not be missed? I've been debating to buy a few versions from eBay.teamdarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730985048207207697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-52137134883321368852015-08-01T11:01:54.997-04:002015-08-01T11:01:54.997-04:00Funny thing about the shorts on men - the shorts w...Funny thing about the shorts on men - the shorts were short, and the socks were tall. Now it's the opposite - the shorts come down to the knee, and the socks barely come over the ankle. Funny stuff.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-66598340741594952882015-08-01T09:21:32.683-04:002015-08-01T09:21:32.683-04:00This post sure does brings back memories. The larg...This post sure does brings back memories. The large colorful Schwinn catalogs in the 1970's were what dreams were made of for me. I still frequently ride a '76 Super Le Tour 12.2. Of course, the only thing original is the frame and the odd sized stem. I agree, advertising needs to reach out to the potential cycling crowd, but I don't think that will happen. Thank goodness men's short length has changed, at least in the United States!Chris Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141668434994777170noreply@blogger.com