From “Le Cycliste”, Janvier 1937.
Tandem: 650b wheels, Cyclo 6 speed derailleur.
Velo Horizontal: Four speeds, 650b rear wheel, 450a front wheel (which Sheldon states is a European juvenile size). This must have been a nightmare to ride, with the large rear wheel, short wheelbase, high seat, and handlebars at chest-height.
It’s probably been quite a while since a bike ad had a woman in a long wool skirt and a guy with a lit cigarette in his mouth.
Click the image for a larger version. Kent’s reprint of an alt-universe recumbent story inspired this post.
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