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Re: Very retro retro
Postby scratchman » Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:24 am
normal for that era?
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Re: Very retro retro
Postby Mustang » Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:20 am
I guess the camera would have been a considerable size as well?

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Re: Very retro retro
Postby cycles gitane » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:03 am
scratchman wrote:that's a great photo, good balancing by the the 2 on the left, also note the wheels and tyres are very narrow, was this
normal for that era?
The tyres would be solid rubber like the "penny farthings" of a few years earlier.
Mustang wrote:Check the frame of the guy standing side on! They all seem to have fork attatchments ,for carrying?
I guess the camera would have been a considerable size as well?
The pegs on the front fork are for putting your feet on for downhill riding. These bikes would have fixed gearing.
Great photo of touring cyclists.
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Re: Very retro retro
Postby tedsbikes » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:10 am
cycles gitane wrote:scratchman wrote:that's a great photo, good balancing by the the 2 on the left, also note the wheels and tyres are very narrow, was this
normal for that era?
The tyres would be solid rubber like the "penny farthings" of a few years earlier.Mustang wrote:Check the frame of the guy standing side on! They all seem to have fork attatchments ,for carrying?
I guess the camera would have been a considerable size as well?
The pegs on the front fork are for putting your feet on for downhill riding. These bikes would have fixed gearing.
Great photo of touring cyclists.
cycles gitane
And check out the girl posted here http://chicksandbikes.blogspot.com.au/ on 2/13/13 for how to do it.
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Re: Very retro retro
Postby scratchman » Sat Feb 16, 2013 1:39 pm
cycles gitane wrote:The tyres would be solid rubber like the "penny farthings" of a few years earlier.
The pegs on the front fork are for putting your feet on for downhill riding. These bikes would have fixed gearing.
Great photo of touring cyclists.
cycles gitane
ah i see, thanks for the info, and I see by the following reply that you steer with your feet, could this be the next big thing for " fixies " or am I so far out of the loop that it's already here

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Re: Very retro retro
Postby hartleymartin » Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:18 pm
I wish we still made handlebar bags like that.
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Re: Very retro retro
Postby Mustang » Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:34 pm
hartleymartin wrote:Note how they seem to be able to carry everything in what is literally just a handle-bar bag!
I wish we still made handlebar bags like that.
Here you go...shorten the straps

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Re: Very retro retro
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Re: Very retro retro
Postby trailgumby » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:41 am

Very cool cycle touring, would love to give it a go.
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Re: Very retro retro
Postby barkmadly » Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:24 pm
There are several in the Farren Collection. I have only seen two others.
If you see one on hard rubbish, don't hesitate.You should be so lucky!
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Re: Very retro retro
Postby bicyclepassion » Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:59 pm
Solid tyres had been superceded by 1898, so that number on the right of the photo may be a photo number or reference number?
Note small chainwheels, the gearing was typically 2 to one or less, about 50" to 60", as this was what the recently outdated penny farthing was effectively 'geared' to. (No gears, but your get the picture)
I have one of these that weighs close to 50 pounds, I would not like to ride it up hills, or down for that matter.
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Re: Very retro retro
Postby HappyHumber » Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:15 pm
bicyclepassion wrote:Any idea where and when this photo was taken?
I swear I have seen the picture linked to from some other blog or site, referring to the men as tourers or cycle tourists. I think it is somewhere in Scandanavia, Norway or Sweden... Possibly supported by the "år"
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