1967 Phillips, John Olsen modified  

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Early Phillips 3 speed bicycle modified by a young John Olsen into a trials bike.  Read about one of his adventures on the bike below: 

        "And besides, on this bike, I learned how not to jump.  Near my
        brother's house, in Rochester MN, I found a great dirt jump.
         Since I was on that bike, equipped with luxurious suspension,
        I rolled down into the drop, came back up, and into the air!
         Where I heard a funny sound, and realized that the threaded
        rod that I used to hold the top of the springs got pushed
        forward off of the fork crown by the dropping front wheel,
        thus meaning that when I landed, I would have NO springs.
         Sure enough, when I landed, the front wheel jammed into the
        bottom of the fork crown and stopped instantly.  I proceeded
        forward, what with inertia and all, and used my young and
        fresh gonads to bend the steel stem 45 degrees.  I then
        decided to lay down for an hour or so.  This was a blank time
        in my life, involving bleeding from places that should not
        bleed.  Eventually, my father found me and helped me home.
        So actually, that bike DID, in fact, nearly kill me, or at
        least my unborn progeny."

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Frame		Lugged steel
Fork		Home made Earles-type suspension fork
Rear Shock		NA
Rims		26" steel front, 20" steel rear
Hubs		Rear Sturmey Archer 3 speed, steel front
Spokes		rusty
Tires		26" x 1 3/8" front, 20" x 2.125" rear
Pedals		Rubber block
Crank		Cottered Phillips
Chain		rusty
Rear Cogs		single chainring sprocket
Bottom Bracket		cottered
Front Derailleur		NA
Rear Derailleur		NA
Shifters		Sturmey Archer 3 speed
Handlebars		Steel Phillips
Stem		Steel Phillips
Headset		Steel
Brake set		NA
Brake levers		NA
Saddle		Mattress-type saddle
Seat Post		steel
Colors		Orange
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