Portlandjim, Jim Merz, shared this photo recently of a group of Portland tandem riders from early 70s that so reminded me of the photos of London’s Mods and their scooters. Thanks again Portlandjim for sharing!

Wow, cool as heck.

Not just tandems, Schwinn Paramount tandems!

Maybe more like rockers. When I was in London in the '60's the rockers were some fun people. One of the people at Lewis Leathers took me out to the Ace Cafe. One of my favoritest memories of all time.

"The Mods were kids who were into music and fashion, dressed in suits, and rode on scooters decorated with lots of chrome and as many mirrors and lights as they could find space for.

The Rockers, on the other hand, were like the “greasers” in my school with slicked-back hair, leather jackets, leather boots, and motorcycles. Motorcycles were the favored mode of getting around back then because they were cheap and in post-war England, there wasn’t a lot of money to spend on non-essential things. The prosperity that we in the U.S. enjoyed during the ’50s escaped the Brits because as a country they had to spend every extra penny on rebuilding the stuff that got bombed into oblivion during World War II. This meant no fancy cars or luxuries except for the very fortunate few."



https://www.theautopian.com/what-it-...dons-ace-cafe/

Back in the day we called them “cyclists.”

The picture of the 7 young people with 4 bikes is very cute. I wonder what happened to the 8th person.

Points should be awarded to the first person who can ID any of the folks in the tandem photo

Taking the photo?

Last bike doesn’t look like tandem, so probably the Rocker going solo, all the Mods had dates!

Mods with facial hair. Never!

They are cyclists.

Somebody had to take the picture.

Talk about a bevy of Paramount Tandems.

I’m not sure whether I’ll remember that picture every time I see this particular tandem, or whether the picture will remind me of the bike.



-Kurt

As a former, I can confirm the Mod Revivalists embraced the cycling look. Look sharp!

maybe even the Racing tandems designed for tubular tire rims. I have one, serviceable but not of sprite handling

Indeed they did.

I believe all these riders are Rose City Wheelmen, also my club. The stoker of the first tandem is Nancy Church, I can't remember the young captain's name. The 2nd tandem is Oregon's top road racer Bill Hawley and his wife (I can't remember her name). 3rd tandem is Bill Ackley and his wife (I can't remember her name). At the back on a solo bike is Gary Church, my then brother in law. I took the photo. Jim Merz

More early Portland bike racing photos by the famous photographer James Mason here:

https://pbase.com/zidar/portland_cycling&page=1

Thanks again for sharing the photo Mr. Portlandjim. When I started this thread, I just wanted to share the photo and indicate that it reminded me of the very common photos of London Mods…not start an argument on whether they are Mods or Rockers or Cyclists (though to me Cyclist seemed kind of obvious and, as well all should know, Cyclists come in many different varieties). Thanks again for sharing, Mark

Those photos are great. Thanks for the link(:

Not bicycles but proper scooters in Portland. My old mentor and friend Mark Rabiner shot these back in the 70s.
https://www.rabinergroup.com/Catagor...ooterPage.html
Phil