Originally Posted by
gustav531
Why?
He enjoyed two things simultaneously, a cigarette and a bike ride...
Better to smoke while on a bike ride than to be smoking without exercise

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It was even believed to help respiration

I love this poster. when I was a teen one of the 'oldguys' in the local bike club (family oriented not racing) actually hada cigareette lighter (from a car) mounted on his handlebars. he would engage the bottle generator lift the back wheel and give it a good spin... and then light his cigarette
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