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The #bicycle was to prove transformative. Cheaper than a horse, it freed women and young working class people to roam free. And the bike was the testing ground for countless improvements in manufacturing that would later lead to Henry Ford’s production lines.
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If a young girl who lived in poor, less-than-advantaged circumstances had a new friend that was an artist and painted a #bicycle just for her - how special would that be?
The old wisdom: "ask and you shall receive" proves true at times.
Magic lives.
The Art of Bike.
The Art of Life.
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A dandy #bicycle given a needy starving artist who had a car breakdown.
This kept him going. Life-saving.
(Our founder can relate. He's a starving artist, too, but is creative enough to do this amazing Project with virtually no resources, no grants, no tax dollars, rare donations.)
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"To men, the bicycle in the beginning was merely a new toy, another machine added to the long list of devices they knew in their work and play. To women, it was a steed upon which they rode into a new world," regaled Munsey’s Magazine in 1896.
Even today, the #bicycle is #freedom.
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Alfons Maria Mucha (Czech: [ˈalfons ˈmuxa]; July 24th, 1860 – July 14, 1939), known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech #painter, #illustrator and graphic #artist.
Mucha produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, and designs during the Art Nouveau period.
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The great unifiers.
If society wants to banish racism, bigotry, gender discrimination, a common denominator is needed, something that unites, rather than divides.
#Bicycles are one of the best tools.
All kids love #bikes: grrls and boys - whether black, white, brown, red, yellow...
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Batman issue No. 29 was published by DC Comics in 1945 and sold for 10 cents.
Cover art, illustrated by Dick Sprang, features #Batman and Robin riding penny-farthing #bicycles along with the caption “More whirlwind adventures of the ‘winning team’ —Batman and Robin!”
Batman #bikes!
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The Bicycle: A Love For The Ages
Advocacy for the bicycle is an encouragement to remind everyone just how wonderful a #bicycle truly is.
This is a tiny love story done to bring a good feeling to those around us, who may feel similarly about the kind of things that matter in life.
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The Art of Bike
Project Director, a.k.a. "The Big Wheel", is an internationally-known #artist with many friends of similar persuasion. He invited them to submit some #bike #art to be featured.
Irina Garshina, (Sumy, Ukraine) was first to respond, providing this beautiful painting.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat - born December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York; died August 12, 1988 in Manhattan, N.Y.
Top left: The Bicycle Man, 1984
Bottom left: Bicycle Rider
R: Jean-Michel #Basquiat and a #bicycle, "his main method of transportation since he had trouble catching a cab."
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When funds are low and times are bad,
And all my thoughts but dull, or sad,
Whose bright looks still can make me glad?
My bicycle.
Or, when I'm ill, and it may hap
About my food care not a rap,
Who takes me on a loving lap?
My bicycle.
from London Bicycle Club Gazette 1878 Vol 01
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Experts say 800 million jobs will be lost to Artificial Intelligence and robotics by 2030.
These are the kids that will be facing that future.
How can they find a place in society?
Knowing how to fix stuff is one way.
Fixing bicycles is a great way to start.
Cooperation is so cool.
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Pedals of Peace
Love's the breeze that caresses the face,
A warmth in the chest, a shared, sacred space.
The road hums a song of unity’s call,
No borders, no burdens, no walls to forestall.
In the spin of the wheel, love’s colors entwine,
Every spoke a connection, human and divine.
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Physical activity can help improve your health and quality of life.
Not getting enough physical activity can increase your risk for diabetes, heart disease, cancers, and mental health disorders - according to the National Institutes of Health.
Be happy.
Be healthy.
With a #bicycle!
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One of the oldest surviving films of London was shot in Hampstead Village on March 8th, 1896.
This rare Victorian movie features a gentleman in a top hat greeting visitors arriving on bicycles and horses, dressed in their finery.
19th century transportation in flux.
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When I was
but a lad
a bicycle
would have
made me glad.
― George Washington.
George had a similar childhood to many of the kids today - no bike - and he turned into a revolutionary.
#BicyclesRecycle helps kids.
With a bike, they soon discover Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Independence.
1891 was a boom year in the realm of #bicycle manufacturing. Notable names included Raleigh, Peugeot, Columbia, Pope/Columbia, Sterling, Overman Victor, Rudge, Singer, Humber, Sharratt & Lisle, Quadrant, Adler, Clément, Hurtu, Manufrance (Hirondelle), along with many minor others.
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Happy Bike Month!
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a #bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the #ride you are taking.”
― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Happy Bike Month
Oh, dear #bicycle, you are my best and trusted friend,
With you, the joys truly never really end.
Through falling dusk, through early dawn,
Creating great memories goes on and on.
Through the day, the sun's golden shine,
Freedom on two wheels is always truly mine.
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#Bike Comics Promotional
Vic Herman, Al Plastino, Dow Walling
Published by General #Comics (United States Rubber Company), New York, 1949
3 of the top comic artists were responsible for this gem.
The cover #artist was Vic Herman, also known for his Elsie the Cow and Reddy Kilowatt.
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"Bicycles have the magic power to go
to enchanted places cars will never know." ― Bicycle Recycle Project
Adventure, [ad-ven-cher] noun:
1. an exciting or very unusual experience.
2. participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises:
the spirit of adventure.
#BicyclesRecycle offers inspiration.
Bicycle Safety
A 1950 dandy from the Heartland - Lawrence, Kansas - this little gem touches all the bases on #bicycle safety.
It is a great reminder that a #bike rider is responsible for obeying traffic rules, watching out for traffic and maintaining the bicycle in good condition.
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A stereoscope was a device for viewing a pair of separate images, depicting left-eye and right-eye views of the same scene, making them appear as a single three-dimensional image.
This is a stereoscope slide of #women enjoying the new freedoms afforded by #bicycles in days of old.
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There was a sad little bike, heading for some scrapyard to be crushed.
"Save me! I've more to give!" the little bike cried.
There was a very poor child who had no #bike and would have loved to have a happier childhood.
So, the #bicycle was saved, fixed up, and found a loving home.
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Researcher, Wouter van der Veen, says he has uncovered the precise location where Vincent van Gogh painted “Tree Roots,” (thought to be the last painting he worked on the day he shot himself) from a faded postcard featuring a man standing next to a #bike in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
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This young man was forced out of his home by the landlord that did not like he had a support dog.
He had to move into a room until things cooled down.
We gave him this #bike to provide him with a way to get around.
It was stolen from him shortly after.
Bike thieves are total scum.
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A couple #bicycling side by side on a three-wheeled #bicycle down a dirt road while a man, the young woman's father, rides behind. 1895
And through the day her mind would dwell
Upon the handsome rider,
And deep, dark eyes look far away
Beyond the book beside her.
― JC Harvey, 1883
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Arthur Burdett Frost (January 17, 1851 – June 22, 1928), usually cited as A. B. Frost, was an American illustrator, graphic artist, painter and comics writer. He is best known for his illustrations of Br'er Rabbit and other characters in the Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus books. Frost's work is known for its dynamic representation of motion and sequence and for his realistic hunting, shooting and golfing prints. He illustrated over 90 books, produced hundreds of paintings and was a pioneer in the development of comic strips. He was admitted posthumously to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1985.
Arthur Burdett Frost, artist, 1851-1928.
"Man with fallen #bicycle looking up road" 1870.
It's true that sometimes things don't go according to plan.
And it seems more so the farther away one is from reasonable assistance.
It looks like it will be a very long walk back into town.
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Have you ever met a kid that didn't love #bikes?
The problem: some households can't afford them.
Some things in life deserve a second chance.
Like bikes!
Hmm, why not rebuild "pre-owned" #bicycles and give them away to kids in need.
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
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When humans gave up riding horses all the time and invented #bicycles, it was one of the best things they have ever done.
No more rutted dirt roads filled with poop.
Instead, they created streets to ride on smoother surfaces.
Sometimes, people are the cat's meow!
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