My New Find

[ky biker]

It will get motorized

[mickal1025]

except for the square tubing under the seat that looks very old. could be worth some big bucks to the right person. great find

[bamabikeguy]

Shoot, that thing would look good if it had a billy goat pulling it with a harness.

[ky biker]

I found a emblem on the forks that says HIND BICYCLE CO. BOMBAY INDIA

[Mountainman]

HIND BICYCLE CO. BOMBAY INDIA

have heard some good THINGS regarding quality over there

yes we have two goats
they would be more than proud to pull that THING

MM

[ky biker]

have heard some good THINGS regarding quality over there

yes we have two goats
they would be more than proud to pull that THING

MM

How much is the shipping charges on the goats?

[biken stins]

Like it much.
Would be nice if they made affordable one's.
In a class a all it's own.

[bamabikeguy]

I found a emblem on the forks that says HIND BICYCLE CO. BOMBAY INDIA

That "Made in India" would probably best describe the ornate bike I saw in Denver, across the street from the Oriental Theater.

I took 2 pix of it, because I'd never saw such a thing before.

So I'm gonna call that on the road puzzler "solved", thx KB!

[Mountainman]

How much is the shipping charges on the goats?

last goats shipped out from here
escaped in transit
ate threw their shipping containers !!!

if you come pick one or more up
take them them back with you on air plane beside you seat bealted in !!!

MM

[SimpleSimon]

Hind was a well known and high quality producer of bicycles, headquartered in Mumbai (Bombay). In 1980 it went into receivership and was nationalized by the Indian government as the National Bicycle Corporation of India. As late as the end of the 1990's they were producing upwards of 1,200 bicycles/day. There were questions in the ministry of heavy inductry (responsible for management of the company) in 1997-98 as regards the continuing viability of the company, and an effort began to close it down and liquidate its assetts.

That plan was successfully opposed by the work force, which proved the company had been looted of its principal equipment assetts by the management with the collusion of persons in the ministry. The resulting tribunal before the high court saw the ministry instead ordered to make good the equipment losses and to grant to the company a cash infusion to replace the losses sustained due to work slow-downs caused by removal of equipment.

Hind no longer exists as such, but most of their models of bicycles are still produced (including the bicycle taxis) in Mumbai. Excellent quality machines, rather old-fashioned designs.