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My vote goes to the Chopper Sprint bike of 1972.
Someone got the bright idea that an already unsafe bike would be further enhanced by fitting drop bars.However rather than fitting the real thing they simply bent the existing bars into a drop bar shape.
Never ridden one though apparently it's a once tried never repeated experience.
The plastic Itera bike from the early 80's is a close second - this bike flexs so much it makes a Bickerton feel sturdy in comparison.

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What about the die cast Kirk magnesium frames that appeared briefly in the mid-late 80s? Rumour has it they corroded faster than Italian cars from the same period.

http://www.firstflightbikes.com/KirkPrecision.html
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The Coast King 10 speed that I did my paper route on get's my vote. I bought it at Coast to Coast Hardware for about $79.00!
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What about the die cast Kirk magnesium frames that appeared briefly in the mid-late 80s? Rumour has it they corroded faster than Italian cars from the same period.

http://www.firstflightbikes.com/KirkPrecision.html [/QUOTE]

Actually I've got a Kirk Road Bike which has never seen a wet road(used it for this year's London to Southend Bike Ride).Whilst they do have a well deserved reputation for corroding,I find it a lovely bike to ride and it looks beautiful(in my opinion).
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I was going to vote Kirk before I came into the thread. lol
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