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...Schwinn Bicycle Co., one of the biggest wheels in the $400 million-a-year industry, had booked orders for its entire 1971 production by last month. Other major U.S. manufacturers-Murray Ohio, Huffman and AMF-are also having trouble keeping pace with runaway demand. Sales in many bicycle shops are racing 200% ahead of last year's level, and delivery dates for new merchandise are uncertain. Complains Gano Thomas of San Francisco's Nomad Cyclery: "The factories aren't making bicycles fast enough. If we order 100 bikes, we're lucky to get 25." Adds Henry...
Though Bike Fanatic Sloane owns six bikes (ranging in price up to $300), most cyclists get along on one. But which one? Rolls-Royce of the domestic industry is Schwinn, manufacturer of more than 60 different versions, from a $35 child's bike to a $445 handmade tandem (a good idea, according to Eugene Sloane, "if the people are compatible. But if the woman is a dead weight and is going to bitch, forget...
Ralphie is ready (he's my front half). I've just pinned the road map on his back. I shout directions and encouragement as we go. The bike is a sturdy Schwinn. We're ready. Just one more limbering up. My, that feels good...
Theodore I. Anderson '51 led a pack of almost 30 pedallers yesterday to win the Wellesley bike race and first prize of a Schwinn bicycle. A strong headwind slowed down all contenders, and Anderson's time of 40 minutes was well above the record of 28 1/2 minutes...
...entrants are after better stuff, however, for there are ten prizes for the winning racers, plus free bike rental tickets for all who finish. A new Schwinn bicycle goes to the top man, while the first, second, and third finishers in each of the three bicycle classes will get a generator set, saddle bag, and carrier, respectively...