Roller skating in the 1920s

[AProudLefty]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1543180179966529537

 

[goat]

First bicycles

 

[AProudLefty]

First bicycles

Hey at 3:21 that bike looks modern. Is that when Schwinn was founded?

 

[goat]

Hey at 3:21 that bike looks modern. Is that when Schwinn was founded?

Google says 1895.

 

[AProudLefty]

Google says 1895.

Oh yes. Wow. It's a marvel. Just odd how things invented back then look modern. We are going in circles.

 

[goat]

1895 Schwinn

 

[AProudLefty]

1895 Schwinn

Yes!!! Thank you!

 

[goat]

Yes!!! Thank you!

In 2000 I bought a 40-year-old Schwinn for $100.

 

[AProudLefty]

In 2000 I bought a 40-year-old Schwinn for $100.

Wow. I know they still sell the new ones with the same designs. My friend had one. But to own an old one? That's something.

 

[goat]

Wow. I know they still sell the new ones with the same designs. My friend had one. But to own an old one? That's something.

It was way too heavy but a solid bike.

 

[AProudLefty]

It was way too heavy but a solid bike.

I bet it was. Probably steel or something.

 

[AProudLefty]

It was way too heavy but a solid bike.

What about this one?

 

[goat]

I bet it was. Probably steel or something.

The paint alone probably weighed 5 pounds.

 

[AProudLefty]

The paint alone probably weighed 5 pounds.

Maybe that's why they have the 6th gear, the lowest gear.

Oh wait did I mean the first gear? My mind's not right.

 

[goat]

What about this one?

[vi=youtube;Vrd8QpIjlbw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrd8QpIjlbw[/video]

The steam engine is the best.

 

[AProudLefty]

The steam engine is the best.

I agree. The steam engine was pure brilliance. All the free woods you can get.