One of the key figures in bicycle development in Coventry in the 1880ties was George Singer, born 1847. He was working with Josiah Turner and James Starley at the Coventry Machinists Company, left for Paragon Cycle Co in 1873 (100
Attnang Puchheim in Upper Austria sure will not get my favourite town with its confusing streets and crossings. But the classic bicycle ride, organised by the local veterans vehicle club was great.We started from our hotel, which too was our
In the middle of june the first "Fahrradpicknick" in Vienna took place at the Freudenau, the local horse racetrack, built in 1838. The historism style buildings and the perfect weather made this event to a perfect sunday afternoon for cyclists
Some weeks ago i fortunately could purchase a very nice penny-farthing, made by french builders Clement & Cie, Paris, France. Clement & Cie was a french bicycle manufacturer founded by Adolphe Clément-Bayard in 1876 as a bicycle repair
Sicher war ich mir nicht ob das auch so funktionieren würde wie ich mir das vorstellte - meine Frau am Hochrad. Aber wie soll man es herausfinden wenn man es nicht versucht? Also hab ich einfach ein Hochrad gekauft :)
A very nice bicycle collection and public museum is located in Voesendorf, near Vienna. Some boneshakers, pennyfarthings, a lot of safety bicycles from 1888 up to 1900, many bicycles built after 1900, rare austrian bikes, younger racing bicycles and a
Von Kirchberg an der Raab nach Feldbach und zurück. Mit 2 Hochrädern. Kilometerlange Fahrten durch die Woazfelder (Mais), vorbei an - in den Feldern versteckten Gemüsebeeten, durch kleine Bauerndörfer und große Wolken ländlichen Odeurs, entlang der Dschungelexpress-Bahn Graz-Fehring, die Raab
Bei bestem Wetter (30 Grad) fuhr ich heute zum ersten Mal mit meinem neuen Hochrad eine Runde - ca 15 Kilometer. Am Anfang gabs mal einen kleinen Schreck, die Ausnehmungen beim Lenker für die Knie sind viel flacher, ich bin
directly from hungary, from the roof of an old bicycle store - the penny farthing weather vane! made of copper, some small distortions, but still very nice! i wish i had a roof to mount it, but my house has