Pic of Farrah Fawcett on a Peugeot PX-10
10-29-05, 02:49 AM
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Hey fellows. Check out this photo of Farrah Fawcett - our 1970's heartthrob. It looks like she is on a Peugeout PX-10.
Can anybody confirm?
Ah yes. Now I remember why I liked bicycling so much in the '70s.
Can anybody confirm?
Ah yes. Now I remember why I liked bicycling so much in the '70s.
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10-29-05, 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mike
Hey fellows. Check out this photo of Farrah Fawcett - our 170's heartthrob. It looks like she is on a Peugeout PX-10.
Can anybody confirm?
Ah yes. Now I remember why I liked bicycling so much in the '70s.
Can anybody confirm?
Ah yes. Now I remember why I liked bicycling so much in the '70s.
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10-29-05, 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeR
Here is a fine example of the difference between women and bikes: Take this photo again today - same person, same bike. Which would look better?
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Originally Posted by MikeR
Here is a fine example of the difference between women and bikes: Take this photo again today - same person, same bike. Which would look better?
uuhh what bike?
10-29-05, 07:37 AM
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There's no chrome on her stays. She's not a (PX)10.
10-29-05, 10:37 AM
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mmmm... cheesecake....
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And I expected to see a FF decal on a bike tube from reading the thread title! 
10-29-05, 04:03 PM
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"I'd still rather have Farrah... The bike's an easy find."
Even easier since it looks like a UO8. I like her comfortable cycling shoes, too. Such style!
Even easier since it looks like a UO8. I like her comfortable cycling shoes, too. Such style!
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I completely forgot what I was going to say........
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Nice lookin' ride.
Bike's not bad either.
Bike's not bad either.
10-29-05, 07:23 PM
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Was it around this time that American cyclists started to get serious about drafting? 
10-29-05, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeR
Here is a fine example of the difference between women and bikes: Take this photo again today - same person, same bike. Which would look better?
She sure didn't need any replacement parts - or maybe she had some upgrades already, but still a beauty.
10-30-05, 10:16 AM
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^^ Yeah, at least Farrah's swimsuit isn't crawling up her bum.
I think fashions back then were more flattering to the average figure, and the "ideal" female figure wasn't as far removed from the mainstream average body type.
Part of the reason I wear so much vintage clothing is because I find old clothes to have a more flattering cut. Also, because they are way funkier.
I think fashions back then were more flattering to the average figure, and the "ideal" female figure wasn't as far removed from the mainstream average body type.
Part of the reason I wear so much vintage clothing is because I find old clothes to have a more flattering cut. Also, because they are way funkier.
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I wear vintage clothing mostly because I bought it new...but you are right about the ideal human figure shifting off of the norm. Barbie and GI Joe are at least partially to blame.
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Would another angle help?
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Originally Posted by RegularGuy
Would another angle help?
10-30-05, 03:48 PM
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Yeah I remember that. We use to be boyfriend and girlfriend in San Diego; she'd jerk my chain and I'd grease her saddle. That was as close as I ever got to a Peugeot.
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Originally Posted by budster
Yes, it does help me at least.
I thought you guys maybe were a little more mature than this by now. I would be ashamed.
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10-30-05, 05:40 PM
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Oh, good Lord. ANOTHER of these "hot female cyclists" threads? I thought you guys maybe were a little more mature than this by now. I would be ashamed.
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i don't think anyone is claiming Farrah was a cyclist.
and acceptance is heathier than repression.
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Originally Posted by Jamie
Oh, good Lord. ANOTHER of these "hot female cyclists" threads?...I thought you guys maybe were a little more mature than this by now...
10-30-05, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TheOtherGuy
I think men (or women) should never be ashamed to admire a woman's beauty... Q: ARE WE NOT MEN?... A:
And I will NEVER be ashamed of admiring physical beauty, be it found in lugs OR legs......
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I'm fairly new here, and this is the first such thread I've seen. I imagine when photos of a good-looking male are posted, they get a similar response? Or is all of this [raises patrician nose] beneath us?
I didn't intend to offend any serious cyclists. Or anyone else for that matter. In real life I'm not a lech, but I do sometimes play one on the Internet. For laughs. ha ha. I doubt I'll ever be "mature"; perhaps after I become senile?
I don't get the whole "ashamed" thing. We should be ashamed of enjoying professional photos of a fully-clothed, famous, beautiful woman? I've tried hard to muster at least a small twinge of shame or guilt about that and nope -- it's just not happening. If it were someone's amateur photo of some hottie they saw on the road, taken without her knowledge and consent, then I'd agree it's a bad thing.
Let me guess: if we don't get it, you can't explain it, right?
I didn't intend to offend any serious cyclists. Or anyone else for that matter. In real life I'm not a lech, but I do sometimes play one on the Internet. For laughs. ha ha. I doubt I'll ever be "mature"; perhaps after I become senile?
I don't get the whole "ashamed" thing. We should be ashamed of enjoying professional photos of a fully-clothed, famous, beautiful woman? I've tried hard to muster at least a small twinge of shame or guilt about that and nope -- it's just not happening. If it were someone's amateur photo of some hottie they saw on the road, taken without her knowledge and consent, then I'd agree it's a bad thing.
Let me guess: if we don't get it, you can't explain it, right?
