Bike Stuff in Popular Mechanics

[Old Putz]

There are a bunch of bicycle-related articles in Popular Mechanics. You can dig around through old issues here http://blog.modernmechanix.com/

Among the oddball and historic stuff:

The French do things in an unusual manner:

Whatever happened to the New Departure 3-speed rear sprocket?

The first low rider?

An invitation to being arrested for public indecency?

The answer to the "...discomfort suffered by racers who must remain humped up over their machines"

It just keeps getting weirder as you go...

 

[maddogrider]

Man i wish i could scan stuff, i found in the september 1946 issue an attachment that hooks to the basket on the front that wraps the newspaper up and puts i the riders hand ready for delivery. Pretty cool idea. Its on page 113 if you have that issue