Antique Bicycle
by Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Title
Antique Bicycle
Artist
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Introduced just after the First World War
by several manufacturers,
such as Mead, Sears Roebuck,
and Montgomery Ward,
to revitalize the bike industry
(Schwinn made its big splash slightly later),
these designs, now called "classic",
featured automobile and motorcycle elements
to appeal to kids who, presumably,
would rather have a motor.
If ever a bike needed a motor,
this was it.
These bikes evolved into the most
glamorous,
fabulous, ostentatious,
heavy designs ever.
It is unbelievable today
that 14-year-old kids
could do the tricks that they did
on these
65 pound machines!
They were built into the middle '50s,
by which time they had taken on design elements
of jet aircraft and even rockets.
By the '60s, they were becoming leaner and simpler.
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January 1st, 2013
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Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Jose, thank you so much for your Feature of Antique Bicycle in our group Stop Time with Art! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Neal, thank you so much for your Feature of Antique Bicycle in our group All Things Reflective! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Tina, thank you so much for your Feature of Antique Bicycle in our group Barn Lovers ! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
JR, thank you for your Feature of Antique Bicycle in our group Beige Brown Sepia! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
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