If you hear Texas, you think of cowboys, horses and west romanticism for sure but not necessarily of cycling. The fact that the Texaner also ride bikes is proven by the email of Alan Ellisor. »I bought the pump in 1972 or 73 when I went to the college in Austin/Texas and I also have worked at Freewheeling Bicycles«, he wrote and sent us this photo. You can see a SKS GERMANY RENNKOMPRESSOR of the first generation in american style – brand: Wild Wild West.