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VINTAGE BICYCLE PHOTOS
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I did it but over a hood. car was backing out drive way. I was attempting that trick. when wham I hit car/station wagon I did not see backing up..
Back when I did the endover the door I was on my paper route. I remember getting chewed out by the driver who opened his door, never asked me if I was ok. He called my dad that night demanding that we pay for the dent in his inner door panel. If I remember right, dad called his insurance company , then told me to be more careful out there. Now days that driver would probably get charged and sued !! Times sure have changed in over 55 years !
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Tampa, FL 1900. A pair of bicycles. Must have been a cold day.
Just discovered this thread and thought it needed some swiss flavour... 
Most of the pictures I found on this site: https://www.xn--schweizer-militrvelo-pzb.ch/
Some posing pics first (probably around WW1):
Formations:
Switzerland has some mountains, you know...
up...
...and down
Forward march in full atom gear:
Bike with heavy machine gun-carrier (I was trained on these guns). Look how the mud built up inside the wheels..
a bike with full packaging (looks like a paramedics bike):
One of the guys in blue could be me (I remember wearing those scratchy blues for cleaning duty), learning maintenance on the bike:
In the back on the right you can see the rims still covered with red plastic protection. This means that this recruits just got their fresh new bikes and have to piece them together now. Cueing from the boots and hats this must be some of the last years (early/mid 90ties) where these bikes were handed out...
Also this uniform is remembered (hated it)... and I learned to get of my bike like this as well (helped me a lot later on dismounting my MTB when a branch got stuck in my front wheel when going down hill)
But despite not liking to be in the military per se I really enjoyed my time as a military cyclist, as the cameradery was absolutely great in these troops!
and some of us also had real fun
My platoon:
More vintage fotos of swiss military cyclists you can find here: www.ordonnanzrad.ch
Most of the pictures I found on this site: https://www.xn--schweizer-militrvelo-pzb.ch/
Some posing pics first (probably around WW1):
Formations:
Switzerland has some mountains, you know...
up...
...and down
Forward march in full atom gear:
Bike with heavy machine gun-carrier (I was trained on these guns). Look how the mud built up inside the wheels..
a bike with full packaging (looks like a paramedics bike):
One of the guys in blue could be me (I remember wearing those scratchy blues for cleaning duty), learning maintenance on the bike:
In the back on the right you can see the rims still covered with red plastic protection. This means that this recruits just got their fresh new bikes and have to piece them together now. Cueing from the boots and hats this must be some of the last years (early/mid 90ties) where these bikes were handed out...
Also this uniform is remembered (hated it)... and I learned to get of my bike like this as well (helped me a lot later on dismounting my MTB when a branch got stuck in my front wheel when going down hill)
But despite not liking to be in the military per se I really enjoyed my time as a military cyclist, as the cameradery was absolutely great in these troops!
and some of us also had real fun
My platoon:
More vintage fotos of swiss military cyclists you can find here: www.ordonnanzrad.ch
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Switzerland had also some great race cyclists:
Ferdy Kübler (early 50ties):
Hugo Koblet (early 50ties):
Beat Breu (pictured here winning Alpe d'Huez in 1982))
Albert Zweifel (Cyclocrosser 70/80ties)
Ferdy Kübler (early 50ties):
Hugo Koblet (early 50ties):
Beat Breu (pictured here winning Alpe d'Huez in 1982))
Albert Zweifel (Cyclocrosser 70/80ties)
A little more swissness...
A swiss bike company:
Poster for the 1923 World Championship in Zürich
1973 in Zürich a big protest ride against cars in the city took place (it didn't help...)
A swiss bike company:
Poster for the 1923 World Championship in Zürich
1973 in Zürich a big protest ride against cars in the city took place (it didn't help...)
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December,1940 in Stark, Florida.
Great pic, Kevin B. I haven't been in Stark since I was purchasing some steel a few years ago. From the address on the door (100) I am guessing it is the building that is still standing on the intersection of Call St and Walnut. The church across the street to the right (barely visible) is probably where the movie theater is now. The street light that the solder is leaning against is "spot-on" to the street lites that are currently in use there, just moved around a bit....md
It was on my Florida History feed.
The second to last pic isn't just a random, it shows Eileen Sheridan, a british postwar record breaker cyclist. Because she was only 4'11", her nick name was "Mighty Atom"...
George Barris bicycle . . .
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Snapped a screen shot of this small bit of footage on IG. Looks like fun!
