Mamachari

I am getting OLD !  When I saw this video I was intrigued:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_g5w2a40aw

A Mamachari bike has fenders which are always nice to have in wet conditions.  It also has a kickstand which appears to work well enough that it will safely support a fairly heavy load like a small kid.  The "girls bike" frame makes it easy to get on the bike (it's hard to kick your leg over a big basket on the back rack of a bike, I know).  And of course there are electric versions.  The only style a Mamachari bike has is the practicality.

However when I was a kid the Schwinn Varsity was THE bicycle:

That $66.95 price (slighter higher in south and west :)  inflates to:

But that fairly high price for a kid's bike helped keep the Captain and Mr. Green Jeans on the air:

BTW, I don't think I ever saw Mr. Green Jeans in color - it was just a name when I was a kid :)

source: https://www.etsy.com/listing/759765166/captain-kangaroo-mr-green-jeans-poster

 

I never got a Varsity, Dad got me a 3 speed from Sears - it was nice but not in the same league as a Varsity.

In the US they have bikes similar to Mamachari but call them cargo bikes - I gotta look into getting a new bicycle machine this year !

Dekochari:

If that had been my bike I would have been kinda surly considering the rain on my 100k yen machine, pick a better day, NHK.

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm