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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2013, 06:35:59 pm »
When itsall up and running....this is the mental image i have....of you ..cycling in your period attire..... ;D
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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2013, 06:41:05 pm »
My husband and I were laughing over exactly that!
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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2013, 06:59:16 pm »
I make no excuses,and no apologies....but i like a good Malt,

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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #18 on: December 06, 2013, 07:04:30 pm »
they come in all shapes and sizes....

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1564107@N23/
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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2013, 07:09:31 pm »
Nice Rover bike! I really love the bikes from the 1900s. They are so weird and transitional. You see all this innovation and experimentation taking place as people are figuring out what works and what doesn't and you can see them heading toward the modern bicycle.
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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2013, 07:32:21 pm »
Neat Tales !! Glad you got it !! Looking forward to seeing it completed !! And you riding it !!

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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2013, 07:35:16 pm »
Neat Tales !! Glad you got it !! Looking forward to seeing it completed !! And you riding it !!
....I posted a pic of her riding it.....sort of..... ;D
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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2013, 07:42:58 pm »
I rarely ride a bicycle....but, whilst Avril and I were on holiday in Potsdam....we hired 2 bicycles and rode them through Sanouci Park in Potsdam.Germany,...we have a picture of me on the bike in front of this House...If any of you ever visit Germany....Potsdam. ..is a must visit place,We also took a bus  ride on the Romantische Strasse,...in Southern Germany....see link.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=china+house+in+san+souci+park&newwindow=1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=sXuiUt-RNdDwhQeFi4CoAg&ved=0CEAQsAQ&biw=1327&bih=609

http://www.romantischestrasse.de/index.php?id=erleben&L=0

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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2013, 08:02:27 pm »
I rarely ride a bicycle....but, whilst Avril and I were on holiday in Potsdam....we hired 2 bicycles and rode them through Sanouci Park in Potsdam.Germany,...

You probably could have saved some money if you had just rented one bike!  ;D


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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #24 on: December 06, 2013, 08:08:43 pm »
That one Rauville could create a lot of divorces !!

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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2013, 08:12:52 pm »
 LOL!....you have,nt seen Avril,..... ;D....I have a hard enough job..getting half the bed....
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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #26 on: December 08, 2013, 10:19:18 pm »
BSA (the British motorcycle company) dabbled in the sprockets during that era as well. Such as this one...

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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #27 on: December 09, 2013, 01:09:30 am »
Love reading about your adventure Talesof!

The bicycle built for two above is better than this one!
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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #28 on: December 09, 2013, 11:05:26 am »
Love reading about your adventure Talesof!

The bicycle built for two above is better than this one!

its the ideal bike if you are getting the silent treatment..... ;D
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Re: Unidentified British Bike Circa 1918
« Reply #29 on: December 26, 2013, 08:17:07 pm »
Here's some updated photos. I added a Coca-cola crate plus some 1915 bottles, and got a replica seat for it. Then I put on all my antique clothes and took a couple of "Miss Gulch" photos for you guys!





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