1897 wooden bike! by blinkings

Photography • Transportation • posted on Oct 19, 2013

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As a cyclist, I LOVED this! I'd never seen anything quite like it! Please zoom.

Comments (21)

ronmolina

12:49AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Excellent find and shot! Cannot quite make out the year. Is it 1997?

blinkings

1:03AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

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durleybeachbum

1:07AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Gosh, Andrew, what a beautiful elegant machine! So unlike Britsh ones of that era. My Grandmother was born in 1881 and being in a family of boys rode anything available, including penny-farthings....but she would have loved this!

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junge1

1:13AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

This is a weird-looking bike. I have never seen anything like it! Great find and capture!

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bernieloehn

1:29AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Haha! Cool! I want such a toothpick for elephants with wheels!

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kgb224

1:55AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Superb capture my friend. God bless.

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jayfar

3:19AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

This is a superb 'bone shaker' Andrew.

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62guy

3:52AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

When new, if made with supple wood, this would not have been a bone-shaker at all.

blinkings

5:31AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Yeah the wood is hickory, and look at all that suspension. I reckon it would be a really smooth ride!

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Maxidyne

4:16AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

So is this the early version of a lightweight racing bike. Looks fantastic mate but i'll stick with my modern one for now :)

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dakotabluemoon

6:33AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

This is an amazing find Andrew hard to find the good ones.

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Faemike55

7:46AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

I love the styling Great capture

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Hubert

8:49AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Stylish, even then. Wonderful!! Thanks for sharing!

alanwilliams

9:20AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

what a machine, glad to see the saddles not wooden avoiding splinters in the bum.

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Rob2753

9:23AM | Sat, 19 October 2013

That is an unusual but cool looking bike ! good shot too

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sossy

12:01PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

impressive woodwork and stunning find! ;o)

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Cyve

5:35PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

Fantastic bike and great capture !

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MrsRatbag

7:30PM | Sat, 19 October 2013

It's so beautiful! What a great find!

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bmac62

5:22AM | Sun, 20 October 2013

Although I am no longer a cyclist, this is great. The builder knew his wood working. Imagine the hand work in this!

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beachzz

12:56AM | Wed, 23 October 2013

amazing and being a cyclist as well, this just blows me away!!

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debbielove

7:06AM | Wed, 23 October 2013

Well, I must confess, I've never seen or heard of anything like it before! Thanks for bringing it light mate! Rob

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jgeorge

3:36PM | Mon, 28 October 2013

Beautiful! I don't know if it was so ancient, but I really saw a wooden bike a couple of time parked in front of my church, as if someone has really come there by such a thing... I regretted I hadn't any camera with me...

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