tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post1668939202957773929..comments2024-03-27T19:12:49.609-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: If You're Under 50, You've Probably Never Heard Of It. Why?Justine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-77885720299688436752021-07-16T15:54:46.317-07:002021-07-16T15:54:46.317-07:00My father operated a service station and rented U-...My father operated a service station and rented U-Haul trailers. Around 1974 U-Haul held a coloring contest for the children of U-Haul dealers. I won a white, Mossberg 10 speed bicycle. One thing I remember is how easily you could coast with no hands on the handlebars, the front fork geometry was well designed. Finally gave it to a neighbor after I graduated college.BenVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435932898021485516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-29480614267267884682021-07-12T13:59:34.692-07:002021-07-12T13:59:34.692-07:00Fancycat (I love the name!)--It's hard to know...Fancycat (I love the name!)--It's hard to know without seeing the bike. If you want to send me a photo, let me know. Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-12862928948185411222021-07-11T12:30:06.368-07:002021-07-11T12:30:06.368-07:00I have a Mossberg bicycle. It is a no speed pedal ...I have a Mossberg bicycle. It is a no speed pedal only bike. Whitewall tires, Chrome wheel, chrome fenders, saddle seat and the color green. Don't know what I have actually age wise. Would love to know the time era it was built and where to get whitewall tires for it. fancycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352964493752798010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-68246833702493537882020-08-04T20:33:03.660-07:002020-08-04T20:33:03.660-07:00It's funny, my beautiful gold Mossberg 3-speed...It's funny, my beautiful gold Mossberg 3-speed "muscle" bike was stolen as well. I received it as a birthday present in 1974 and got to enjoy it for maybe a week. It was taken off our front porch, never to be seen again. I hadn't gotten "the talk" about locking bikes up yet (or at least not leaving them in plain sight)--my parents gave it to me with no lock or even the notion of a need for one. Its replacement was an older Schwinn 3 speed that I sort of resented. That Mossberg was the iconic 70s bike for kids my age and the Schwinn felt so yesteryear. The Schwinn is now in my basement--probably about 55 years old and still in reasonable,rideable shape. I only now realized the connection to the gun manufacturer when I Google the name "Mossberg."<br /><br />Thank you for this article and the trip down memory lane!Brian Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211578536046542318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-57649808955429042692020-07-20T10:36:06.169-07:002020-07-20T10:36:06.169-07:00I was just thinking about my first "serious&q...I was just thinking about my first "serious" bike as a kid. I got it for one of my birthdays probably somewhere around 1976 or something like that. It was a Mossberg 3 speed with drop bars and was candy apple red. It served me well and I rode it like crazy. Unfortunately I probably didn't take the best care of it but I loved that bike and had good memories of it. If I was more mature I probably would have pampered it a bit more. I still ride today and am a lot more serious about it. I wish that I still had the Mossberg for sentimental reasons but, unfortunately, one time when I rode it to the pool it was stolen. We didn't live in a big community but the bike never showed up anywhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com