Antique Bicycles

danielitro: “ high wheeler ” They see me rollin’, they hatin’

Telegraph Messengers posing with their High Wheelers - one an Ordinary and the other a Safety Bike - Tintype taken in the 1880s

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It’s the height of bike riding season here in New York — it’s no longer so hot that you can’t do more than duck from air conditioned shop to air conditioned shop, but it’s still beautiful, and as the air continues to crisp, the cyclist will be out…

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1941 Firestone Super Cruiser (Colson Bullnose) - This bike is all original and un-restored. This bike was offered in this configuration only in 1941 by Firestone stores. It was manufactured by the Colson

“Things are a lot more like they used to be than they are now.”

C 1880 Big Imperial Cab Photo Bike Club Boy on American Star High Wheel Bicycle | eBay

The Common-place Book of the Mercurius Aulicus, a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a...