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Postby marc2131 » 17 Aug 2012, 07:23

Just goes to show people get things wrong all the time.
Got this image off the Bicycle Network Australia forum. People assume that it was taken around 1900 to 1910.

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Postby weiyun » 17 Aug 2012, 12:33

You have to wear a leather belt with it!
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Postby Toff » 17 Aug 2012, 15:45

He got that very wrong. I can't believe he was going to ride with those pedals!
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Postby Eleri » 17 Aug 2012, 22:44

It's handy that he has a spare pair of socks ...
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Postby mikesbytes » 18 Aug 2012, 10:15

Thank goodness the fashion in men's shorts has changed
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