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Ten Speed may refer to: 10 Speed, album by Canadian band Mystery Machine (band) Road bicycle—10-speed is a 1970s American term describing road racing bicycles (using a derailleur) with 10 total gearing combinations, or speeds. Ten Speed Press; Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial) Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
The Peugeot UO 8 was a ten-speed bicycle manufactured by Cycles Peugeot during the "bike boom" of the 1970s. It was marketed as a mid-range "racing style" cycle, and was manufactured from sometime in the early 60s [1] until the end of 1980. [2] The model was discontinued for the 1981 model year. [3]
Ross began making bicycles in 1946, [23] and by the late 1960s, manufactured about 1 million bicycles per year. [3] By 1985, it had sold 10 million bicycles. The company, still known as Chain Bicycle Corporation, marketed bikes under the Ross brand, [6] including children's, BMX, touring, cruiser, mountain, racing, wheelie, and stationary exercise bicycles.
In the early 1970s, bicycle demand continued to increase, prompting Batavus to expand the factory to 25,000 square meters. [2] Moped demand declined, and although there was a significant increase in moped popularity in the USA during the fuel crisis of the 1970s, Batavus built and shipped the last moped in the early 1980s.
Murray 3-speed bicycle In June 1988, the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company was acquired by the British investment group Tomkins plc . In 1996, Murray Inc., one of the last major U.S. bicycle producers along with Huffy Bicycle and Roadmaster (formerly AMF), received a major blow when U.S. courts ruled that imports from China were not a "material ...
The series takes place in a world of anthropomorphic vehicles and centers on Wheelie, his girlfriend Rota Ree, and a motorcycle gang known as the Chopper Bunch. [7] A writer for Cycle World described the premise of the show: "Wheelie, a car, is the hero, and the villains are a bunch of choppers who do everything dirty to get Wheelie, the clean, all-American car."
Edward Pritchard was born in Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia on 28 August 1930. [1] Pritchard was 12 years old when his father explained the operation of a steam engine to him, [2] and by 14 he had worked out an infinitely variable gear device for his bicycle.
As a general description, the ST-series bikes have a bench-style saddle, small fat tires, and folding handle bars. They have an air-cooled 4-stroke engine with either a 3-speed semi-automatic transmission, with an automatic centrifugal clutch, or a 4-speed manual gearbox. The ST90 uses larger 3.00-14 tires, compared to the 3.50-10 and 4.00-10 ...