VINTAGE BICYCLE PHOTOS

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Took this pic. At a local restaurant lastnite
It's about 4ft wide please excuse the hanging light in front of it , it wouldn't move...just a few of the local boys getting ready to hit the streets.

 

[whitecoyote]

 

[reeducado2003]

What about a cowboy? Lol.

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[reeducado2003]

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[reeducado2003]

Re: early bicycle photos

My favorit :

Looks like the original owner LOL!

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[Dr. Tankenstein]

That image is the 'inspiration' for my next tattoo, with modifications of course.....


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[A.S.BOLTNUT]

That image is the 'inspiration' for my next tattoo, with modifications of course.....


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Exellent idea .

 

[CUTTER]

I really enjoy looking at all these vintage photos, here is one of my brother around 1972-74...

 

[Dbubbleguy]

Came across a really fantastic bicycle book- "Early Cycle Lighting; 1868-1948" by Peter W. Card. It takes you from oil/paraffin/kerosene lamps, candle lamps, carbide lamps, to electric bike lights. It has an amazing selection of photos of bikes and lights. I bought the book on the UK Ebay but have found out that it is also available on AMAZON. Be warned: this is a very expensive book (out of print). I only justified buying it as a birthday present for my 71st birthday. But it is worth every penny (make that dollar).

 

[handyandy1100]

What about a cowboy? Lol.

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Shouldn't have any trouble with being saddle sore. Just remember to pedal backward instead of saying "Whoa!" to stop.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

My Dad's sister around 1960 in southern Illinois, I remember riding that bike when I was little...

Carl.

 

[G-Matt]

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[G-Matt]

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[late for dinner]

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Has anyone made @Repack Rider aware of this thread? His early mountain bike picture collection is a treasure trove!

 

[RustyGold]

I think you just did .

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Who wants to build me some wheels?

1905 European military bike:

 

[Patrick 1968]

What about a cowboy? Lol.

This looks like Steve McQueen as Tom Horn

 

[SpikeFC]

Who wants to build me some wheels? View attachment 105559 1905 European military bike:

Seen this tagged as 1920, 1930, 1910 etc.

It's exactly a roughly 1944-1945 german Truppenfahrad military bike from the "last ditch" period. The "spring tires" (actually those are seat springs just cut in half) were used since the Nazis were already loosing the war and after a lot of bombardment and sabotage the supply roots where failing, so companies had to drop the quality drastically to keep up production, and find ways to make up for every material shortages. There even were rifles produced in the last months of war made so badly, that they would jam or fall apart after their first shot - they were only made to be hand out to a soldier, so he could just ran to the nearest Allied patrol and surrender.

 

[piercer99]

Seen this tagged as 1920, 1930, 1910 etc.

It's exactly a roughly 1944-1945 german Truppenfahrad military bike from the "last ditch" period. The "spring tires" (actually those are seat springs just cut in half) were used since the Nazis were already loosing the war and after a lot of bombardment and sabotage the supply roots where failing, so companies had to drop the quality drastically to keep up production, and find ways to make up for every material shortages. There even were rifles produced in the last months of war made so badly, that they would jam or fall apart after their first shot - they were only made to be hand out to a soldier, so he could just ran to the nearest Allied patrol and surrender.

I am pretty sure that the owner of said bicycle, Colin Kirsh, would disagree with your take on the bicycle.

https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/ww1-german-bicycles/?tax=tour&tid=20