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| Note the edgy handblebars on the otherwise old-school frame. |
I met Corry on Friday as she was locking her bike at the corrals between Cronkite and UCent at ASU's Downtown Campus. Only minutes before she had been waiting at a light in front of me at the light at Fillmore and 1st Street on this striking mixt frame. I had wanted to take a picture of her at the light but didn't want to potentially startle her in busy traffic. I struck up a bikey conversation. Corry, a graduate student in hospitality and tourism, loves her bike but plan to change out the saddle, possibly to one in brown leather. I can't think of a better choice. This bike is all about the details!
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| For some reason, this bike rack just strikes me as the coolest ever. |
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| It's all in the little details. |
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Does anyone recognize this brand?
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3 comments:
Windsor Carrera mixte frame, probably late 1970s or early 1980s. The polished lugs are a wonderful detail. The multi-color striping around the head tube denotes that the brand was used to win a world championship at some point. It's a nice, utile bike.
The rack was pretty common when that bike was new. I installed a several of them as a kid working in a bike shop in those days. There were a couple of brands of similar racks--Esge and Pletscher come to mind.
My wife has a Peugeot of similar vintage that she used for a commuter bike for a while. It's on loan to a friend at the moment, as we have more bikes than we can ride at one time.
Thaks for the info. I didn't recognize this brand but it's defintely cool.
The marque has resurfaced, but instead of "made in England," they are made in mainland China. Windsor was a good name once upon a time.
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