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.
#BicyclesRecycle
#BicyclesRecycle
June 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
#BicyclesRecycle
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.
#BicyclesRecycle #BicycleHistory
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.
#BicyclesRecycle #BicycleHistory
July 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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.
#BicyclesRecycle #BicycleHistory
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.
#BicyclesRecycle #BicycleHistory
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.
#BicyclesRecycle #BicycleHistory
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.
#BicyclesRecycle #BicycleHistory
March 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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.
#BicyclesRecycle #BicycleHistory
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.
#BicyclesRecycle #BicycleHistory
A fascinating podcast!
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
BBC World Service - 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy, Bicycle
Has the bicycle had its day, or is it a technology whose best years lie ahead?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 8:33 AM
A fascinating podcast!
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
How important are bicycles?
Who's important that thinks them important?
#Bicycle #Biking #Cycling #BicyclesRecycle
Who's important that thinks them important?
#Bicycle #Biking #Cycling #BicyclesRecycle
November 22, 2024 at 7:04 AM
How important are bicycles?
Who's important that thinks them important?
#Bicycle #Biking #Cycling #BicyclesRecycle
Who's important that thinks them important?
#Bicycle #Biking #Cycling #BicyclesRecycle
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
Mucha produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, and designs during the Art Nouveau period.
#BicyclesRecycle
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
Mucha produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, and designs during the Art Nouveau period.
#BicyclesRecycle
November 22, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Beatles on bicycles.
“The #bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.”
— Iris Murdoch, Irish novelist and philosopher, author of "The Sea, the Sea" (Booker Prize winner, 1978).
#BicyclesRecycle
“The #bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.”
— Iris Murdoch, Irish novelist and philosopher, author of "The Sea, the Sea" (Booker Prize winner, 1978).
#BicyclesRecycle
January 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Beatles on bicycles.
“The #bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.”
— Iris Murdoch, Irish novelist and philosopher, author of "The Sea, the Sea" (Booker Prize winner, 1978).
#BicyclesRecycle
“The #bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.”
— Iris Murdoch, Irish novelist and philosopher, author of "The Sea, the Sea" (Booker Prize winner, 1978).
#BicyclesRecycle
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."
#BicyclesRecycle
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."
#BicyclesRecycle
February 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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."
#BicyclesRecycle
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."
#BicyclesRecycle
Ray and Geraldine Hudson on their bikes at 3738 Tuella Avenue, Chicago, c. May 21, 1937.
The Hudsons were dancers in a cabaret program at the Bon-Air Country Club near Wheeling, acrobatic dances being their specialty.
They were called "The Hudson Wonders."
#InternationalWomensMonth #BicyclesRecycle
The Hudsons were dancers in a cabaret program at the Bon-Air Country Club near Wheeling, acrobatic dances being their specialty.
They were called "The Hudson Wonders."
#InternationalWomensMonth #BicyclesRecycle
March 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ray and Geraldine Hudson on their bikes at 3738 Tuella Avenue, Chicago, c. May 21, 1937.
The Hudsons were dancers in a cabaret program at the Bon-Air Country Club near Wheeling, acrobatic dances being their specialty.
They were called "The Hudson Wonders."
#InternationalWomensMonth #BicyclesRecycle
The Hudsons were dancers in a cabaret program at the Bon-Air Country Club near Wheeling, acrobatic dances being their specialty.
They were called "The Hudson Wonders."
#InternationalWomensMonth #BicyclesRecycle
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
March 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
In 1913, Raleigh was the largest bicycle manufacturing company in the world.
From 1921 to 1935, #Raleigh also produced motorcycles and three-wheel cars, leading to the formation of Reliant Motors.
Raleigh #bicycle is now a division of the Dutch corporation Accell.
#BicycleHistory #BicyclesRecycle
From 1921 to 1935, #Raleigh also produced motorcycles and three-wheel cars, leading to the formation of Reliant Motors.
Raleigh #bicycle is now a division of the Dutch corporation Accell.
#BicycleHistory #BicyclesRecycle
March 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
In 1913, Raleigh was the largest bicycle manufacturing company in the world.
From 1921 to 1935, #Raleigh also produced motorcycles and three-wheel cars, leading to the formation of Reliant Motors.
Raleigh #bicycle is now a division of the Dutch corporation Accell.
#BicycleHistory #BicyclesRecycle
From 1921 to 1935, #Raleigh also produced motorcycles and three-wheel cars, leading to the formation of Reliant Motors.
Raleigh #bicycle is now a division of the Dutch corporation Accell.
#BicycleHistory #BicyclesRecycle
Do girls like bikes?
Yes, indeed.
Should kids of color have #bicycles and know how to fix them.
Yes, indeed.
A nine-year old asked if colored Grrls (her term) could fix #bikes, too.
She was told that they could, maybe even better than boys.
An answer she really liked to hear.
Werd.
#BicyclesRecycle
Yes, indeed.
Should kids of color have #bicycles and know how to fix them.
Yes, indeed.
A nine-year old asked if colored Grrls (her term) could fix #bikes, too.
She was told that they could, maybe even better than boys.
An answer she really liked to hear.
Werd.
#BicyclesRecycle
February 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Do girls like bikes?
Yes, indeed.
Should kids of color have #bicycles and know how to fix them.
Yes, indeed.
A nine-year old asked if colored Grrls (her term) could fix #bikes, too.
She was told that they could, maybe even better than boys.
An answer she really liked to hear.
Werd.
#BicyclesRecycle
Yes, indeed.
Should kids of color have #bicycles and know how to fix them.
Yes, indeed.
A nine-year old asked if colored Grrls (her term) could fix #bikes, too.
She was told that they could, maybe even better than boys.
An answer she really liked to hear.
Werd.
#BicyclesRecycle
Jules Chéret certainly struck a patriotic spirit with his poster of a young woman wearing a tricolor dress, sporting a cockade on her bodice, brandishing the French flag, and riding a #bicycle of the brand L'Etendard Français, emphasizing buying French was synonymous with elegance.
#BicyclesRecycle
#BicyclesRecycle
February 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Jules Chéret certainly struck a patriotic spirit with his poster of a young woman wearing a tricolor dress, sporting a cockade on her bodice, brandishing the French flag, and riding a #bicycle of the brand L'Etendard Français, emphasizing buying French was synonymous with elegance.
#BicyclesRecycle
#BicyclesRecycle
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. We are prone to judge success by the size of our automobiles.”
― Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
#BicyclesRecycle
― Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
#BicyclesRecycle
February 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. We are prone to judge success by the size of our automobiles.”
― Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
#BicyclesRecycle
― Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
#BicyclesRecycle
A young black girl asked during one of our little Bike Labs, "can girls fix #bicycles too?"
"Why, yes," she was told, "maybe even better than the boys."
It's true. And girls are so much better at putting up tools.
Girls can do it. There is no stopping them.
#GirlsRock #GrrlPower #BicyclesRecycle
"Why, yes," she was told, "maybe even better than the boys."
It's true. And girls are so much better at putting up tools.
Girls can do it. There is no stopping them.
#GirlsRock #GrrlPower #BicyclesRecycle
August 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
A young black girl asked during one of our little Bike Labs, "can girls fix #bicycles too?"
"Why, yes," she was told, "maybe even better than the boys."
It's true. And girls are so much better at putting up tools.
Girls can do it. There is no stopping them.
#GirlsRock #GrrlPower #BicyclesRecycle
"Why, yes," she was told, "maybe even better than the boys."
It's true. And girls are so much better at putting up tools.
Girls can do it. There is no stopping them.
#GirlsRock #GrrlPower #BicyclesRecycle
Cycling regularly in older age can prevent the immune system from declining and protect people against infections, scientists say. Researchers followed a number of cyclists, some in their 80s and found they had the immune systems of 20-year-olds. Great news!
Riding for good health.
#BicyclesRecycle
Riding for good health.
#BicyclesRecycle
February 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Cycling regularly in older age can prevent the immune system from declining and protect people against infections, scientists say. Researchers followed a number of cyclists, some in their 80s and found they had the immune systems of 20-year-olds. Great news!
Riding for good health.
#BicyclesRecycle
Riding for good health.
#BicyclesRecycle
French artist Emile Clouet's masterpiece is a vibrant tribute to an era brimming with spirit and possibility. Behold the striking image of a woman, riding the cutting-edge "Le Globe" #bicycle, she's embraced by a golden globe, symbolizing this bicycle's revolutionary global impact.
#BicyclesRecycle
#BicyclesRecycle
February 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
French artist Emile Clouet's masterpiece is a vibrant tribute to an era brimming with spirit and possibility. Behold the striking image of a woman, riding the cutting-edge "Le Globe" #bicycle, she's embraced by a golden globe, symbolizing this bicycle's revolutionary global impact.
#BicyclesRecycle
#BicyclesRecycle
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
Mucha produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, and designs during the Art Nouveau period.
#BicyclesRecycle
January 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
Mucha produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, and designs during the Art Nouveau period.
#BicyclesRecycle
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.)
#BicyclesRecycle
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.)
#BicyclesRecycle
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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.)
#BicyclesRecycle
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.)
#BicyclesRecycle
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
The old wisdom: "ask and you shall receive" proves true at times.
Magic lives.
The Art of Bike.
The Art of Life.
#BicyclesRecycle
January 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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.
#BicyclesRecycle
The old wisdom: "ask and you shall receive" proves true at times.
Magic lives.
The Art of Bike.
The Art of Life.
#BicyclesRecycle
"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.
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.
April 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"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.
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.
A typical group of Postal Messengers in Norfolk, Va.
Smallest on left end, Wilmore Johnson, been there one year.
Works days only.
The Postal boys are not nearly so young, in Norfolk and also in other Virginia cities, as are the Western Union boys.
Norfolk, Virginia: June, 1911
―LWH
#BicyclesRecycle
Smallest on left end, Wilmore Johnson, been there one year.
Works days only.
The Postal boys are not nearly so young, in Norfolk and also in other Virginia cities, as are the Western Union boys.
Norfolk, Virginia: June, 1911
―LWH
#BicyclesRecycle
January 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A typical group of Postal Messengers in Norfolk, Va.
Smallest on left end, Wilmore Johnson, been there one year.
Works days only.
The Postal boys are not nearly so young, in Norfolk and also in other Virginia cities, as are the Western Union boys.
Norfolk, Virginia: June, 1911
―LWH
#BicyclesRecycle
Smallest on left end, Wilmore Johnson, been there one year.
Works days only.
The Postal boys are not nearly so young, in Norfolk and also in other Virginia cities, as are the Western Union boys.
Norfolk, Virginia: June, 1911
―LWH
#BicyclesRecycle
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
#BicyclesRecycle
“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
#BicyclesRecycle
May 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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
#BicyclesRecycle
“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
#BicyclesRecycle
Pedal Pushers
1942 : Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
The first Music recording sales gold record is given to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
WWII rages on.
#BicyclesRecycle
1942 : Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
The first Music recording sales gold record is given to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
WWII rages on.
#BicyclesRecycle
February 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Pedal Pushers
1942 : Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
The first Music recording sales gold record is given to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
WWII rages on.
#BicyclesRecycle
1942 : Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
The first Music recording sales gold record is given to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
WWII rages on.
#BicyclesRecycle