Stunning Vintage Photos of Australian Bike Culture in the Early 1900s | Brain Pickings
Great pics.
Reggie “Iron Man” McNamara could have done with a bit of nip 'n tuck of those ears for some marginal gains.
I like this one. Eleventy-billion/13 and a look that says ‘ain’t no thang’
that front wheel is filthy! imagine chasing a motorbike around on shitty roads at a pace fast enough to render that gearing necessary…
This photo is so rad. The more you study it and think about it, the better it gets :
Thanks Brendan!
whats going on with ‘reggies’ backwards fork above?
barspins
it’s a stayer’s bike (or steher, from the german, stayer). fork is like that to allow them to get closer to the derny.
Great photos, thanks for the link.
I really like some of Sam Hood’s cycling photos. have a look at some more here: State Library of NSW Search - Manuscripts, Oral History, and Pictures Catalogue
with a gear that big he must be from perth.
fuckin loled for realz.
any of you guys ridden in perth before?
och, aye, ah hae spent many a mild summer’s forenicht ambling along th banks o’ the fair river tay.
amazing…
Hurry up and do another Friday thread xBBx. I’m bored.
i got nothin.
everything is annoying today.
Carlton draught is now vegan friendly.
doesn’t help.
the “perth - big gear” deal never gets old for you does it?