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On yer bike!

Heeresbergführer

Familiar Face
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90
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The Mountains of Life
Grüß Di' Fahrradkameraden,

Took a break from my modern mountain bike, and rode in the Washington, DC "Tweed Ride" the first weekend in November. I took 'Liesl,' my 1937 Truppenfahrrad, for a spin through downtown DC with 600 other riders. It was a great event and will definitely do the ride again.

Here's a pic of 'Liesl.'

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And my vintage French rucksack with a little hitch-hiker!

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Marty, the Marmot....he's always whistling at the girls!

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And a pic of me playing my Hohner 'Bravi Alpini' harmonica during the ride.

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More photos of the 2013 DC Tweed Ride are available here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/2375098@N20/pool/with/10682980186/


Truppenfahrrad vor!

Patrick
 

MPicciotto

Practically Family
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771
Location
Eastern Shore, MD
Patrick,

Great pictures. When I'm stateside again for a while I'd like to participate in a DC Tweed Ride. I'm only about an hour from DC and I have a nice vintage Rudge. Though it does need a bit of work.

Matt
 

KILO NOVEMBER

One Too Many
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1,070
Location
Hurricane Coast Florida
My vintage posterior can't deal with the tiny seats on upright bicycles, so I went modern. This German recumbent is my ride. I've added seat covers, fenders, and a rear rack. Both the front and rear wheels have shock absorbers. I can ride this for hours and nothing hurts when I get up.
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Panache

A-List Customer
Messages
344
Location
California Bay Area
Long time, no post.

I recently bought this new Dutch-style (inspired) Brooklyn Cruiser for running errands and have been very pleased with it.

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Cheers

Jamie
 

2jakes

I'll Lock Up
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9,680
Location
Alamo Heights ☀️ Texas
My recent acquisition

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Early Iver Johnson bicycle that I plan to restore with new tyres & keep original .

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But I need to find the proper riding attire ...:rolleyes:
 
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MPicciotto

Practically Family
Messages
771
Location
Eastern Shore, MD
Here's some pics from a few years ago at Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania. The bikes are all KilroyCD's. I don't recall bringing one of my bikes out to that event.

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Matt
 

Alice Blue

One of the Regulars
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153
Location
Western Massachusetts
A looooong video montage of photos of the Hebburn Victoria Cycling Club in the 1930s. Lots of inspiration for ladies and gents alike.

[video=youtube;zO98k9T8LuI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO98k9T8LuI[/video]

About halfway through the video some wool jerseys appear with the club initials, and they are clearly handknit. Here is a pattern for a similar jersey, in case you are a knitter or have one in your life: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/velo-cycling-sweater

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Stearmen

I'll Lock Up
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7,202
Virtually ALL motorcycle manufacturers started out making bicycles as did many car/automobile manufacturers too!

Don't forget Glenn Curtiss, he built bicycles, then motorcycles, and finally, airplanes. At one time, he was the fastest man on land and in the air! 136.36mph on land and 46.5mph in the air.
 

imoldfashioned

Call Me a Cab
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2,979
Location
USA
Precursors to the motorised bicycle (motorcycle) also 'I think' include BSA, Royal Enfield, Rudge, Indian...
I know that at some of the vintage bi cycle fairs I've been to they've had bicycles that have a motor/engine fitted. The start to the evolution...?
 

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