tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post471569593987685631..comments2024-03-27T23:37:16.303-04:00Comments on Southwest Daily Images: Bicycles Made in HartfordJackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-33624530285976090412011-02-23T14:34:47.422-05:002011-02-23T14:34:47.422-05:00I really like your last question!It makes me remem...I really like your last question!It makes me remember of a story, where a man was the only one left to speak his language on earth and did not know any other one..Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-6756806048383609872011-02-23T06:11:47.172-05:002011-02-23T06:11:47.172-05:00I didn't know that Hartford was an important b...I didn't know that Hartford was an important bike place. We've got some of those important bike places here in Ocala - they're called biker bars. Oh, wait, that's something different, I think!<br /><br />Seriously, I do remember the Columbia brand from my youth - way back when.<br /><br />Very interesting tales you tell. I'm glad bikes have evolved, though!<br /><br />Re your comment on Images...Nope, doesn't count as a CDP blog. I've got enough of those anyway!<br /><br />Have a great day. Are you going biking?Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-65127019353759136672011-02-22T06:54:58.136-05:002011-02-22T06:54:58.136-05:00I'll pass on trying to ride this thing but I&#...I'll pass on trying to ride this thing but I'd like to see one at work...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-55423644596430251542011-02-22T04:04:41.488-05:002011-02-22T04:04:41.488-05:00I love to take pictures of bikes, this one is fasc...I love to take pictures of bikes, this one is fascinating, very interesting place!<br />LéiaCezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-29402128405692519022011-02-21T18:39:58.744-05:002011-02-21T18:39:58.744-05:00I'd like like to try a bike like this one some...I'd like like to try a bike like this one some day.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-48805379140500424292011-02-21T17:22:00.893-05:002011-02-21T17:22:00.893-05:00Hahaha, I can't say I'm a bicycle history ...Hahaha, I can't say I'm a bicycle history nut, but it is fascinating. I had no clue Hartford played such a big role. Those particular bikes always seem to defy physics to me.youth_in_asiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348781379045349526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-69134759663742773772011-02-21T15:46:19.069-05:002011-02-21T15:46:19.069-05:00Always thought these early bikes were so strange l...Always thought these early bikes were so strange looking. Thanks for the brief history.Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-1821057745693545852011-02-21T14:34:12.763-05:002011-02-21T14:34:12.763-05:00Great post! That bike looks to be in mint conditio...Great post! That bike looks to be in mint condition - never been dropped.RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-91121679520513034782011-02-21T13:55:40.014-05:002011-02-21T13:55:40.014-05:00I'd like to see you on that one! Interesting h...I'd like to see you on that one! Interesting history.cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-82953581712393614102011-02-21T12:37:55.165-05:002011-02-21T12:37:55.165-05:00I'll bet balance played a bigger part with the...I'll bet balance played a bigger part with these bikes more so than the ones of today. Did you take a spin?Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-761383701019801232011-02-21T12:21:21.293-05:002011-02-21T12:21:21.293-05:00Must be difficult to ride, but looks lovely!Must be difficult to ride, but looks lovely!joohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157508274122128501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-15424040056148855962011-02-21T12:10:45.084-05:002011-02-21T12:10:45.084-05:00This is funny. My husband and I were just talking ...This is funny. My husband and I were just talking about old-fashioned bikes the other day! Apparently they had to make one wheel big and the other small so there would be enough ooomph (or whatever the technical term is) to keep the thing rolling. When bikes started having cogs and chains, different sized wheels were no longer necessary. But I guess you knew all that already! :)Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-65134076997320409002011-02-21T12:00:48.129-05:002011-02-21T12:00:48.129-05:00An interesting post! I have always wanted to try ...An interesting post! I have always wanted to try riding one of those old bicycles. Right now I'm just trying to teach my grandson how to ride the one he got for Christmas.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-83738920041154323612011-02-21T11:42:50.485-05:002011-02-21T11:42:50.485-05:00Very interesting bicycle and a good piece of trivi...Very interesting bicycle and a good piece of trivia! keep em coming...Dreamer's Clickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678879961270291731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-91367591746926255232011-02-21T10:08:05.539-05:002011-02-21T10:08:05.539-05:00Great shot and interesting topic... history of bic...Great shot and interesting topic... history of bicycles. Before the internet, the path to discovery would entail much research and knocking on doors... I imagine that this history was quite interesting and I wondered what is the current status in CT for the industry.<br /><br />Bises,<br />GenieGenie -- Paris and Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758801373365481655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-18346298010288451702011-02-21T09:44:12.431-05:002011-02-21T09:44:12.431-05:00I'm not a history buff re. bicycles, but bikes...I'm not a history buff re. bicycles, but bikes always interest me...especially unusual kinds. Love the one you photographed and would love to ride one!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-33884631276501770052011-02-21T09:19:45.397-05:002011-02-21T09:19:45.397-05:00"exact thing"....sorry"exact thing"....sorryDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040738593336836064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-48056136513393961632011-02-21T09:19:13.773-05:002011-02-21T09:19:13.773-05:00SO very interesting! I have a thing for the bicycl...SO very interesting! I have a thing for the bicycle, and have been watching videos and documentaries on the exact thin. I was also wondering about the fields of study and how one can get absorbed into such a narrow one such as "the bicycle". Interesting how something can stand out to us and capture our attention.<br />A bucket list goal (or dream) of mine is to ride on of these through the streets of the nearest town:)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040738593336836064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-33651973271532514052011-02-21T08:57:34.131-05:002011-02-21T08:57:34.131-05:00I am with Sharon, I wonder whether it was easy or ...I am with Sharon, I wonder whether it was easy or difficult to ride one of these types of bicycles.Regina Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837700572358826612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-71482601761930214802011-02-21T08:40:16.817-05:002011-02-21T08:40:16.817-05:00I wonder what it was like to ride a bicycle like t...I wonder what it was like to ride a bicycle like this one.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8558559381295017448.post-55788001178041958542011-02-21T08:31:30.529-05:002011-02-21T08:31:30.529-05:00I love the look of those old fashioned bicycles wi...I love the look of those old fashioned bicycles with that one oversized big tire and that itty bitty one. Think of all the potential bike history nuts that lecturer created!SRQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076279765970764962noreply@blogger.com