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Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
petty wrote: Are you still interested in knowing about the Petty Unicycle? My dad made them back in the 50's when we lived in Wichita. They were the first commercial unicycle made in the US and he advertised in Boy's Life. When Schwinn started making them, he couldn't compete. Dad kept about 5 in the garage at all times for anyone in the neighborhood that wanted to ride. We moved to Arvada in 1961 and he made them for a few more years. The seats were made to bounce (so they wouldn''t get destroyed) and shaped so that they could be ridden both ways (no front or back). My dad helped my brother build a tall unicycle and rode it in Grand Junction CO and was in the Guiness Book of Records for a minute before someone rode a taller one. My brother (pictured on the flyer) used unicycles for delivering papers and he always had tall ones to ride around on. Linda Thank you Linda. That is excellent information. Thanks for the details! -- jl0r ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jl0r's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4497 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30974 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
skilewis74 wrote: John, just how long have you had that avatar?:confused: :rolleyes: When you update your avatar, it updates on all of your posts. -- jamessd My videos: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WpBvnO6wVG0#GU5U2spHI_4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xkZLQzvf2g http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mtnedg1YS8c Add me: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jamessd's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15102 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30974 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
petty wrote: Are you still interested in knowing about the Petty Unicycle? My dad made them back in the 50's when we lived in Wichita. They were the first commercial unicycle made in the US and he advertised in Boy's Life. When Schwinn started making them, he couldn't compete. Dad kept about 5 in the garage at all times for anyone in the neighborhood that wanted to ride. We moved to Arvada in 1961 and he made them for a few more years. The seats were made to bounce (so they wouldn''t get destroyed) and shaped so that they could be ridden both ways (no front or back). My dad helped my brother build a tall unicycle and rode it in Grand Junction CO and was in the Guiness Book of Records for a minute before someone rode a taller one. My brother (pictured on the flyer) used unicycles for delivering papers and he always had tall ones to ride around on. Linda Linda Do you and your brother still ride? -- Daytripper63 The Dictionary is the only place where "Success" comes before "Working" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Daytripper63's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10789 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30974 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
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Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
petty wrote: My dad helped my brother build a tall unicycle and rode it in Grand Junction CO and was in the Guiness Book of Records for a minute before someone rode a taller one. Linda Cool Bump, thanks for chiming in Petty!! Is this your brother?? [image: http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...cle/uni45.jpg] We found your tall unicycle in Grand Junction...check out this thread and how the bike shop saved it from the trash pile: http://tinyurl.com/2dtzra Tell us more about the giant giraffe, You may wish to go see it displayed and talk with the owners of the shop, I'm sure they would love to talk with you!! As a unicyclist from Colorado it is interestng to learn some of the history!! -- Bondo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bondo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15716 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30974 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
jamessd wrote: When you update your avatar, it updates on all of your posts. I know. He's had that avatar, I think, since I discovered this site (two years ago), and I was thinking it's been there a lot longer. -- skilewis74 Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the time do it along the way. Bob Burnquist on how to improve significantly. yunisyko wrote: it's all about balls. i lose them often and then get em back. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ skilewis74's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12404 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30974 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
I did a little research and it turns out this is the guy who founded the company!:p Looks familiar, but I just can't place him! +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: tom petty.jpeg | |Download: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/24535 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- MuniAddict My Videos: 'http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699 ' (http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MuniAddict's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12920 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30974 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
MuniAddict wrote: I did a little research and it turns out this is the guy who founded the company!:p Looks familiar, but I just can't place him! Perhaps his name is Tom. -- Borgschulze 'deviantART' (http://borgschulze.deviantart.com/)'Gravity' (http://videos.observedtrials.net/Gravity.wmv) is -not- the issue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Borgschulze's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13501 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30974 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
Linda, THanks for the history. I wonder why more people have not tried to design a seat so there is no front/back. -- rem48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rem48's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15538 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30974 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Petty Unicycle Company, Arvada Colorado?
rem48 wrote: Linda, THanks for the history. I wonder why more people have not tried to design a seat so there is no front/back. cause then you might be riding your uni backwards on accident and unscrew the pedals and mess up your crank threads. also, the front of what you sit on is very different from the back. so saddles are designed so that the part for the back is comfortable for the back and the part for the front is comfortable for the front. -- zfreak220 You'll get hurt if you don't land it. Jedził Koło ------------------------------------------------------------------------ zfreak220's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11948 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/30974 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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