Saturday, May 10, 2025

Bicycle (49)


Vintage Victorian Couple on Tandem Bicycle.


Sent by Kerstin from South Germany.

The nineteenth century’s bicycle craze included bicycles for two. Some gave pals (both male) an opportunity for sport, exercise, and freedom. Others were leveraged for courtship and time alone with a man’s best gal. Some were truly tandem (situated one in front of the other). Others allowed the lady to pedal while others simply sat her in a place of prominence allowing her a view of the road ahead. And some existed for a brief period of time until the next great thing came along (read more).


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