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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you! I was a little nervous putting my guess out there, but it’s nice to be proven right!

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

This photo was dated 1900, but that can't be right - look at those rim brakes. I'd guess 1930s.

"Photo shows a competitor on the 1 in 5 gradient during the climb."
40th Annual Hill Climbing Championship of England
Brasted Hill, Kent
1900 (???)

Photo of a man struggling up a hill on a bicycle.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 4h

Come on, bushes grow diagonally, don’t they? 😉

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 4h

Is it a fixie?

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 4h

I know what you mean! I wish there was a video of one in action.

Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 5h

Rocker David Lee Roth rocking a cruiser e-bike

Happy #BicycleBirthday, David!
Born October 10, 1954

Photo of a man posing astride an electric bicycle on grass.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

I agree, get me out of here

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

Was she in a balloon?

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

A lot of huffing and puffing on that day, I’ll wager

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

This photo was dated 1900, but that can't be right - look at those rim brakes. I'd guess 1930s.

"Photo shows a competitor on the 1 in 5 gradient during the climb."
40th Annual Hill Climbing Championship of England
Brasted Hill, Kent
1900 (???)

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

I could see how they could be useful in certain situations, mainly where geography squeezes all modes into a narrow space. But in the picture, there are three lanes for cars. It's a lot easier and cheaper, and probably better for the city, to just get rid of at least one of those car lanes.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

Karen Pini, first Australian Playboy Playmate of the Month

Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

I think you've summed it up nicely right there

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

Collectors Mike and Seth Fallon with possibly the only known high-wheeler with leading and trailing dual steering

@sundance.bikesky.social

Photo of a two men holding a cycle with a large wheel in the middle and a smaller wheel on either end. The steering attaches to both smaller wheels.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

French yé-yé singer France Gall going for a spin on the island of Noirmoutier in 1969

#BicycleBirthday
October 9 (1947-2018)

Photo of a woman in shorts riding a folding bicycle.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 13h

Happy #BicycleBirthday, John Lennon!

October 9 (1940-1980)

Photo of John Lennon standing astride a bicycle in a meadow.

"As a kid I had a dream - I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world. I lived for that bike. Most kids left their bike in the backyard at night. Not me. The first night I even kept it in my bed!"
- John Lennon

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 14h

By the way, I understand Indonesia is at a crossroads...

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Zohran Mamdani hops on a Citi Bike and a woman heckles him, shouting “communist!” He responds, “That’s cyclist”

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 14h

Another positive article (I think - I haven’t gotten past the paywall, but it looks good) in a mainstream publication. Word is getting out!

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 17h

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 15h

I think you’re right that the intention is to get the fork closer to the frame, but I think it’s because the fork is stronger that way at high speeds.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 1d

Renewable use has certainly gone up, but has coal use really gone down, or are we just using more energy overall?

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BikePortland @bikeportland.org · 1d

"It’s great to have a Mayor who will actually be on a bike often!" - Tigard resident and dedicated cycling advocate Shawne Martinez

bikeportland.org/2025/10/08/t...

Tigard's new mayor is an everyday bike rider

The morning after being named mayor, Yi-Kang Hu rode with his local bike bus.

bikeportland.org

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 1d

Cyclist Jean Brunier after riding 120.958 km/h behind a motorcycle at the Montlhéry Autdrome, France, October 1925

#BicycleBirthday Jean Brunier
October 9 (1896-1981)

Photo of a man in a bathrobe and helmet holding a bicycle with a large chainring, saddle with its front stabilized, and inverted front fork (I think this is so he can ride a little bit closer to the pace vehicle). Those bikes usually also had wooden rims, which won't melt at high speeds.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately nothing beyond "Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, 1931". No actual name.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful!

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