Suddenly, he was on the most popular bike on the street- no wonder. He owns the 'newest, best bike in town'.
It's a good bike, well made, with the best materials. Strong, fast, safe. But something new with the gang rings a bell.
Well, I thought I'd seen it all. 1950 Huffman Dial-Your-Ride I didn't think any bike manufacturer could turn down the bike after man invented the front fork. But, a few years later, the same company introduced what was surely the most innovative idea in bicycles of the fifties…a radio bicycle.
The radio is located in the 'gas tank' and uses vacuum tubes.
The high voltage bias supply for the tubes and associated battery packs is on the rear shelf.
The Huffy Radiobike was introduced in mid-1955 and only appeared in catalogs the following year.
It is interesting to note that transistor radios came on the market around the same time, but were still an expensive item, costing in the region of $40 + tax. Radiobike did not cost more than that. Although valve radios quickly became obsolete, the bicycle was not affected by this new technology, and the Radiobike remained in production for over three years.
This ancient bone came from an antique dealer in Kansas City. Yellow paint was splattered around it, its headlights were missing, and other signs of neglect were showing. But it will be cleaned up soon and fitted with new whitewall tires. Goodness knows how I'll fix the radio, but that would be an interesting exercise. Not sure I'll be the 'popular kid on the street' with the 'newest, best bike in town', but you can be sure I'll be riding it down Brighton seafront, laughing and entertaining passers-by.
I wonder if I can install my iPod in the tank between some valves? Because even when the valve radio is working, there is no fifties music playing...
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