A marvellous old photo.

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

What amazing old photos! Thanks for sharing the link Truckd

 

[truckd]

I am fascinated with Ignaz Schwinn and am always looking for info about his business's both in the Bicycle and Motorcycle industries.

 

[truckd]

More Schwinn Stuff

http://www.cyclesmithy.com/pages/schwinn-goes-to-war-photographs

 

[silverbear]

Thanks to all for the great photos.
SB

 

[truckd]

Check out the pace bikes in the front of the track in the first pic.

 

[Gbrebes]

Check out the pace bikes in the front of the track in the first pic.

Oh my goodness! That chap in the second photo you posted riding the Thor bike is my new role model! His outfit is absolutely fabulous, and that pose in transit and resting his right hand on the back seat is just straight-up bad ass.

I am kind of just joking, but I want to get a top hat, long coat, hand knotted bow tie and try to recreate this photo. Its the shiznit.

Thank you so much Truckd, for letting me see this picture.

Gilbert

 

[truckd]

That my friend is the famous Charlie Chaplin (Silent Movie Star)

 

[Gbrebes]

Dang, I noticed the small "Charlie Chaplin" mustache, but he seemed to be a french dandy.

Well, I guess Charlie Chaplin is my new role model.

 

[truckd]

The bike he's riding is a Thor too! here is another pic fer ya

Amazing how the biker community thinks that they were the one to come up with thing on modern bikes like choppers

 

[BarelyAWake]

That my friend is the famous Charlie Chaplin (Silent Movie Star)

Thanks truckd, I like the pic so much I searched out one without the watermark to save;



From the movie 'Mabel at the Wheel' which can be watched in full here: http://youtu.be/nBH3Mj2wxaE, image from about the 2:40 mark (he's wondering where Mable went off to lol)

 

[allen standley]

Fascinating wonderful stuff. Thanks much to all for making this the best place on the www for all things 2 wheeled... motorized and not!

 

[wret]

Here's a good one.

Not such a good day at the races for a couple of these boys.

 

[truckd]

AAAH! 1914 with Charlie Chaplin Very cool !!! here is another Ol Photo Just when we think we've come up with something Cool we find out it's been done before

 

[wret]

Thinking about attending the 91st.

 

[truckd]

Here are some Marvelous old photos

 

[Moisstink]

found these cruisin around the internet.

 

[truckd]

NICE! Pictures

 

[truckd]

Absolutely the finest example of Board Tracking

 

[FFV8]

1916, at Verdun. I know the balloon is German, but I am not sure of the bike's origin.

.

 

[Ludwig II]

The bike is a Wanderer, made in Germany.