Many such bikes were sold in the early 1970s. I've seen ones branded "Safari", "Pony", as well as ones from more well-known brands like Univega and Peugeot.
Note the welded-on pedals. I wonder if they were welded on as complete pedals, and then fell apart, or if someone thought welding just the spindles on would solve his problems once and for all.
The wheels and seat are from the same hideous girl's BMX. ("Hideous" there modifies "BMX" and not "girl".)
I'm keeping this one around just to study the geometry. Also, I may want to make a small-wheeled bike with an integrated rack. The open design of this one looks good, but how thick does that tubing need to be to not have any diagonal bracing? A bike this small should be light, and this one isn't.
Note the generator tab on the fork. Nice. Note also the tab extending from the seat tube toward the rear axle. That might be for a rear caliper brake, or maybe just to hold a fender. Finally, if you look closely you'll notice two tabs under the rack. They are to hold a pump.
Many such bikes were sold in the early 1970s. I've seen ones branded "Safari", "Pony", as well as ones from more well-known brands like Univega and Peugeot.
Note the welded-on pedals. I wonder if they were welded on as complete pedals, and then fell apart, or if someone thought welding just the spindles on would solve his problems once and for all.
The wheels and seat are from the same hideous girl's BMX. ("Hideous" there modifies "BMX" and not "girl".)
I'm keeping this one around just to study the geometry. Also, I may want to make a small-wheeled bike with an integrated rack. The open design of this one looks good, but how thick does that tubing need to be to not have any diagonal bracing? A bike this small should be light, and this one isn't.
Note the generator tab on the fork. Nice. Note also the tab extending from the seat tube toward the rear axle. That might be for a rear caliper brake, or maybe just to hold a fender. Finally, if you look closely you'll notice two tabs under the rack. They are to hold a pump.
