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BicyclesEnglish · 7 days ago

Aluminum rims and clincher tires ad from 1894

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Aluminum rims and clincher tires ad from 1894

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BicyclesEnglish · 7 days ago

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I didn’t think aluminum rims or clinchers were a thing all the way back then.

Here are all the rest of the cycling highlights of The Iron Age like chainless drive too.

stationary trainer:

https://archive.org/details/IronAgeVol54Jul121894/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater

Bonus riding lawn mower:

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I guess before mas production of cars, bicycles were the aggressively marketed luxury consumerist product.

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