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- Board Track: 1925
- ... discovered he couldn't remove his foot from the peg of his bike and found that a large splinter had pierced the leather of his boot and wedged itself between parts of the bike. Fortunately it somehow missed his foot. It was all insanely dangerous ... Posted by Dave - 09/04/2012 - 6:56pm -
- Suburban Cowboy: 1963
- ... are all things I remember. The easy days of riding your bike up and down the neighborhood with your friends, not a care in the world. ... Posted by tterrace - 09/20/2011 - 11:24pm -
- Tashmoo at Port: 1906
- ... post featuring the celebrated sidewheeler. Note the bike rack advertising the "Port Huron Cycle and Electric Co." 8x10 glass ... Posted by Dave - 02/12/2013 - 12:19pm -
- Kids at Bike shop
- ... date, likely around 1920s. Group of kids in front of a bike shop, I'm thinking in Rockland Maine. My wife got several photos from a ... Posted by mhallack - 03/06/2011 - 1:31pm -
- Bike and Sidecar
- Jack Riley and friend in Centennial Park, Paddington. View full size.
(ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... Posted by KJ - 08/22/2011 - 3:31pm -
- Boompy's Bike: c. 1920
- Bernard J. "Boompy" Logue of 2527 E. Monument St. in Baltimore, MD, about 1920, on his home made bicycle. View full size.
The Old Neighborhood I grew up not too far from where this great photo was taken.Although the neighborhood is terr ... Posted by hoteldennis - 03/31/2011 - 12:03pm -
- Instant Messenger: 1913
- ... The bicycle's tires look to be skinny like modern day bike tires are. I guess the big balloon tires as used on the Schwinns that I remember came later.
Bike to the Future The cars from 1913 have hardly any resemblance to the ... Posted by Dave - 10/02/2008 - 1:32am -
- Walton Way: 1905
- ... Elementary School through third grade. I would ride my bike down Arsenal Ave. to Walton Way and thence to school. The streetcar tracks ... Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 8:57pm -
- Green Detroit: 1942
- ... Avenue actually looks. Nowadays, if you try riding your bike on it you're certainly taking your life into your hands.
Home Sweet ... Posted by Dave - 07/30/2012 - 12:52pm -
- A tall bike for a short kid, 1895
- ... back is Jim Smiley. Jay and Jim must have been out for a bike ride in Shelby, Ohio, where the picture was taken. The year is around ... Posted by Dana - 07/21/2009 - 3:40am -
- Bevo 10 Cents: 1917
- ... by Anheuser Busch. Wikipedia link . - Dave]
That bike Amazing bike. HUGE bars, and check out the saddle. I would love to ride that thing ... Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 12:09pm -
- Far Hills: 1900
- ... well enough at a distance of 30 years. I used to bike through Far Hills every weekend as part of my regular century route.
I ... Posted by Dave - 08/02/2012 - 6:12pm -
- Straight Talk Express: 1915
- ... those bangs grow out a bit more he could pass as a hipster bike messenger in today's NYC.
Back when it was still open to the public, I ... Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 5:10pm -
- Century Road Club: 1913
- ... brake anchor lever that clamps to the frame on the one bike.
It was never much fun as a kid when that lever came loose and you hit ... you will note the toe clips. I did some 100 miles per day bike trips in my salad days and toe clips made it a lot easier by locking your ... Posted by Dave - 08/19/2012 - 7:49pm -
- Public Square, Cleveland: 1907
- ... the sprinklers, and am curious who would leave a brand new bike just sitting there unlocked.
Things to come Note the harness ... Posted by Dave - 07/18/2012 - 12:33am -
- Little Miss on a Big Bike: 1929
- My mother tries out my grandfather's bicycle for size, around 1929. The photo was at my mother's insistence. My grandfather sports the popular mustache of the day, "The Toothbrush". Heaven knows why it was so popular. Mother appears to have alread ... Posted by Mudhooks - 01/28/2010 - 10:59am -
- Ithaca: 1901
- ... the bicycles have remained a presence in Ithaca. People bike everywhere, which is somewhat incomprehensible to me in a town that has as ... Posted by Dave - 08/20/2012 - 1:05pm -
- Teeth Without Plates: 1905
- ... store next door.
Oh? This reminds me of my first bike which was too big for me. I finally grew a bit, as I'm sure he did.
... and/or everyone is looking further to the right.
The bike isn't brakeless: it has a 'coaster brake' inside the rear hub. A slight ... Posted by Dave - 08/20/2012 - 4:08pm -
- Playtime: 1943
- ... Additionally, I knew my neighbors and was allowed to bike all over the town. Now I live in an urban center where I still walk to ... Posted by Dave - 09/13/2011 - 4:17pm -
- Inaugural Umbrellas: 1901
- ... the same font for its masthead.
America's Choice Bike Shop Anyone have any idea what the name of the bike shop with the awning is? I would love to know if there was once a ... Posted by Dave - 09/13/2011 - 2:22pm -
- Dad's Indian: 1950s
- ... I bet the aviator's cap didn't hurt either.
Nice bike! That's a nice Indian and your dad must have been popular with the ... Posted by niceleyj - 11/09/2008 - 1:47am -
- Provincetown Summer: 1937
- ... this photo alot, and I keep thinking how the girl on the bike would fit right in with the students at Appalachian university here in ... Posted by Dave - 04/25/2012 - 3:25pm -
- Queensboro Bridge: 1909
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The pedestrian path on the upper level is gone. Bike/ped access is now on the lower level, also on the opposite side of the ... Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 9:10pm -
- The Biker & The Cowboy: 1966
- ... got for Christmas 1965. A little research I did shows that bike was $39.88 new (About $289 today). The "engine" in the middle was an ... Posted by Hey Mark - 03/30/2012 - 11:47pm -
- ER: 1900
- ... A Shorpy rarity.
Clipped The toe clip on the bike caught me by surprise as I thought it was a more recent invention, but ... Posted by Dave - 07/25/2012 - 8:51pm -
- Anacostia: 1918
- ... details. I love the wee bicycle rack and the self-service bike pump on the sidewalk to the left.
Re: Anacostia Square How ...
As a bicyclist I love the air pump next to the bike rack. Nice to see when you're away from home.
I'll take... the ... Posted by Dave - 09/04/2012 - 4:46pm -
- Mott Street: 1905
- ... tower, timeandagainphoto. And it looks like the guy on the bike is horning in on your racket.
Re: tterrace Thanks tterrace. Yeah, that guy on the bike won't be bothering me anymore, if you know what I mean.
... Posted by Dave - 08/14/2012 - 10:24pm -
- D-Day: New York
- ... my trike when a Western Union messenger rode up on his bike and went into the three-family apartment in which I lived. I heard a ... Posted by Dave - 08/01/2012 - 3:35pm -
- Madame Boyle's: 1901
- ... going on in here. The dog, the horse, that guy on the bike, those two little kids in the background (especially the grin on that one ... Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 10:44pm -
- Detroit Opera House: 1900
- ... to the store. If you weren't trying to carry too much a bike could take you anywhere a horse could in about the same amount of time.
I guess the thing that makes the bike seem out of place is the lack of provision for the bicycle in any of the ... Posted by Dave - 08/14/2012 - 2:33pm -
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