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Post by desertbikes on Jan 17, 2019 6:09:34 GMT -7
Rare, incredible working piece of history! Swiss chocolate. Swiss bank. And now, this highly collectible Swiss Military Bicycle specially adapted to meet the needs of armed forces. In use since the early 20th century in many armies throughout the world, bicycles allow swift, silent movement and increased mobility on the battlefield. This beauty was built between 1993-1995. Created to be used by couriers to deliver messages, ammo, documents and even Swiss cheese to front-line troops.
This Bicycle is a strong, sturdy 48 lbs. A few are still used at the Company 17 (Fallschirmaufklrer Kompanie 17) Special Forces base and Paratrooper school at Locarno-Magadino military airport in southern Switzerland. They're currently ridden by cadet officers, sergeant majors, quartermasters, cooks and guards, in addition to being used for physical training and movement between the barracks and firing range.
Condor produced 5,500 units for the Swiss Army Matte Olive Drab steel frame Front and back racks 7-speed Shimano derailleur gearing Front and rear lights powered by axle-mounted dynamo Hydraulic rim brakes Lockable frame storage boxes hold included pump, tool kit Leather saddle Straight mountain-bicycle style handlebars 26" spoked wheels, pneumatic tires Built to last and ready to ride Weighs approx. 48 lbs. Used condition
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Post by lurker on Jan 17, 2019 13:36:35 GMT -7
mountain bikes? in switzerland? :crazy:
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Post by desertbikes on Jan 17, 2019 18:30:32 GMT -7
Beyond that, hydraulic rim brakes, Brooks saddle, full tools set behind the seat tube & you could kill a russki with the rear derailleur guard. Besides all that, our guys could use a regular bike ride. We have the FATTEST army in the world. And the National Guard is even worse. Fatty fat fat. Men & women.
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Post by fatdaddy61 on Jan 18, 2019 16:14:53 GMT -7
Hard core biking!
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Post by lurker on Jan 19, 2019 7:31:59 GMT -7
just looked up condor bicycles, who made these. british, in business since 1948. apparently they build racing bikes, too. interesting.
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Post by lurker on Jan 19, 2019 7:47:11 GMT -7
and a personal rant, about language and the decline of civilization: the links for condor use the word "bespoke" which annoys me for some reason. here's a dictionary entry, ripped from google search.
be·spoke /bəˈspōk/ adjectiveBritish adjective: bespoke
made for a particular customer or user. "a bespoke suit" making or selling bespoke goods, especially clothing. "bespoke tailors"
so it means "custom" or "to customer specifications". why couldn't they just say so?
i'd never seen this word before about 15 years ago, since 2000. and it's awkward. be-spoke. not even be-spoken. i see it's considered a britishism, which makes sense for a british company, but it looks more german to me, and i'm seeing it used for all sorts of things, many of which have no connection to england whatsoever. so i think the people who use it, do so to appear cultured or erudite, but it just looks foppish and effete to me. "oh, look, we're so cool and sophisticated, we speak eeeeenglish." damn wannabes are wrecking civilization. we'll see how well they survive without their hot latte. /rant
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