A Chinese Phoenix brand bike, parked outside Kendall Station. Looks like a pretty generic copy of a Raliegh sports, but the headbadge and seattube art are pretty cool.
Unfortunately only had my phone camera, because it was pretty rainy, but here are the snaps I managed to get:
Anyone read chinese well enough to decipher the text on the chain guard?
I think "made in China" has acquired a connotation that makes it hard for people to accept that the Chinese have their own history of manufacturing quality city bikes, and lots of them.
Cool find. I would love to own a Flying Pigeon. Let us know if you see one of those.
I think "made in China" has acquired a connotation that makes it hard for people to accept that the Chinese have their own history of manufacturing quality city bikes, and lots of them.
ReplyDeleteCool find. I would love to own a Flying Pigeon. Let us know if you see one of those.
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Oh, pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteThe stuff we see around these parts...
@Anon- saw one a couple of months ago: posted here:
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"Imperialist American Paper Tiger Running Dog" for the writing?
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it says: China, Shanghai. 中国 上海
ReplyDeleteInteresting bike. I've never seen one of those before.
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