Kyle Moody sent me a PM and told me I should enter this photo in the contest. I can take a hint, so here it is. I gathered up all my loose Bendix kickbacks and parts and snapped a pic. I also have 6 bikes with kickbacks.
I bought a Deluxe Typhoon in '68 with a yellow band kickback to do my paper route. I ended up taking it apart and learned how they work. I also kept a couple of the neighborhood kickbacks running as well as mine. When I started collecting old bikes in the 80's I bought every 2-speed I could find. They're great on old cruisers on fairly flat ground. The greatest bike invention for casual riding since pneumatic tires! Gary
edit: after posting this and looking at some of the pics in the contest I now realize they need to be landscape style. Oops!
I may have to do a reshoot. :wink:
I bought a Deluxe Typhoon in '68 with a yellow band kickback to do my paper route. I ended up taking it apart and learned how they work. I also kept a couple of the neighborhood kickbacks running as well as mine. When I started collecting old bikes in the 80's I bought every 2-speed I could find. They're great on old cruisers on fairly flat ground. The greatest bike invention for casual riding since pneumatic tires! Gary
edit: after posting this and looking at some of the pics in the contest I now realize they need to be landscape style. Oops!
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