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meanwhile in Tokyo
(Source: jakandjil.com, via delightfulcycles)
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meanwhile in Tokyo
(Source: jakandjil.com, via delightfulcycles)
Budapest Cycle Chic (by Mikael Colville-Andersen)
men in suits on bikes.
but only for a tv show / photoshoot. and the helmets are killin’ it. (in the negative sense). come on, safety in numbers, guys! (not safety in sports-style helmets. but it’s probably liability stuff for the tv network).
Mr. Porter in collaboration with USA Network’s TV show ‘Suits’ popup shop and photo shoot in the West Village. 72 Gansevoort St.
Through the mid to late 1960s the adult market continued to grow due to a physical fitness kick, and promotion of cycling by the medical profession (e.g., Dwight D. Eisenhower’s prominent heart specialist, Dr. Paul Dudley White) as a healthy activity. Many of the adult bikes sold were lightweight English-style racers….
from: The Bike Boom from 1963 to 1973.
good read, history of bikes in the US.
hella dapper.
happy friday!
The photograph was made by Axel Lindahl (1841-1906), who traveled in Norway in the 1880s.
read more about this photo: dirtragmag, 26.01.12.
americana.
cosmic country, 14.11.11.