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What is your oldest bicycle?

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Anything from the 1860's is old enough that it doesn't matter too much if it's roadworthy or not. Are you talking about your velocipede project from France? I'd love to see some more pictures. Just find a blacksmith and a wheelwright and you are almost on the road! I found a local artist blacksmith who did a very nice job on forge welding a crack in my rear fork.
 
1869 boneshaker project

I'm building a velocipede tricycle. Here's the story so far...



I'm designing one which will look like this.

I'll use it to display my stereoscopes and cycling stereoviews, to illustrate how photography and bicycles evolved together

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Here's the parts, still not arrived from France (my friend will deliver it when he comes over to Brighton for the Pioneer Run on 18th March).

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We have a good local wheelwright, who has done velocipede wheels before, and plenty of local antique shops for a Victorian cabinet to sit over the rear wheels.

I bought this velocipede to use as a pattern for parts (wheels, handlebars, spring, moustache, brakes etc) and then I'll resell that one

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Here's a trike I know, which I've used as a guide.
Not sure when this one was made, but not 1869.
Trike conversion no damage to velocipede; can be converted back to 2-wheeler

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I'm building a velocipede tricycle. I'm designing one which will look like this.
I'll use it to display my stereoscopes and cycling stereoviews, to illustrate how photography and bicycles evolved together
stereoscopic_views-1.jpg

Just caught up with this thread again. This is fascinating! I'm anxious to see the work progress.
 
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Early 1900s (Never could pin down an exact year) German Rabeneick. Was my oldest. Just sold at a yardsale for $20 :(

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1965ish Murray Missile is my current oldest, just picked it up for my girls for $10 :)
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My 19?? Hercules!

It's my oldest now, but unknown what the year is on this beauty.....
 

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