tripple3 Mark K

[Balloonoob]

Christmas 2017 update.
I started a thread asking what my 1st bike is.
We figured it to be Murray built Sears 20" wheel sidewalk bike.
CABEr @Balloontyre sent me this one for Christmas! WOW! Thank You Ivo.
I rode it of course.....
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Hahaha wow how cool. How very nice of him. Cool that all the old pictures were kept and shared as well!

 

[tripple3]

Another childhood experience for me, was throwing the free news paper, two times per week, to 150 houses in the tract where we lived;
Huntington Beach, Independent.
40+ years later, I love old bikes again, "new collector" get a text from my buddy Jim, asking if I want to buy this old bike?
April 1st, 2015. "April fools" is what I'm thinking.

Thread:https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/prewar-western-flyer.71602/
So, maybe a year later, my friend Marty @cyclingday brings the Baltimore Sun carrier bag out to the @cyclonecoaster.com free swap-meet,
as usual for him, he gives me the bicycle-brother, deal-of-a-life-time price of $20

So, lately, I realize the greatness of these "Gifts", and I rode the 1940 Western Flyer, Heavy Duty, with the bag flying up front, "Light For All"
Up and down the beach bike path, all day long; honking my Goose horn, smiling as big as a 10-year-old boy, saying, "Merry Christmas! Peace on Earth! Light For All!"

October 8, 2019 Personal Best, most mileage, 120 miles.
4X Water-tower, 3X Wedge, from River-mouth. 12+ saddle hours.

 

[hoofhearted]

Mark …

Twelve - Plus hours saddle time. You are an Iron Man.

But am pretty sure you can relate to this, below ….

 

[Hammerhead]

Awesome pics,gift and rides. Like this thread a lot. I don't have any pics of my bikes from when I was young. Wish I did,as we were quite the daredevil's.
Hammerhead.

 

[tripple3]

Only a few days left in this backyard....

so, mom sold the house, and is moving to Idaho, after 52 years, .....

it's ok, i understand.
There's 2 young, great-grandsons there that are filled with love, joy and wonder....

certainly, they will love bicycles too.

 

[srfndoc]

We will miss her in HB.


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[tripple3]

We will miss her in HB.

Huntington Beach is so different now-a-daze....
It's been a year;
Mom loves her "New Life" in ID.
She turns 83 this week, and busy as Moses, in his "Later" years.
Electric has Dual Yoders now,
and Big Mike @fordmike65 checked it out Aug. Circle City Ride.🥰

Having Soo much fun!🥰

 

[tripple3]

In my "Bell" symbol "Alerts" @30thtbird went through this thread, "Like"-ing....
Thank you kind sir!
So many updates....
Mom has both Grand-daughter families nearby, with 4 Great-Grand-children to AWWWWE.....
1936 Electric is Better Too!!!

Paint by Tom @TWBikesnstripes

 

[hoofhearted]

Reddy Killowatt on tanker (above). ................. @tripple3

 

[30thtbird]

Beautiful bikes and great memories. What can I say.