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Old 03-04-23, 05:24 PM
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This may have been posted but I stumbled on it over on the facistbook this morning

In July 1956 the Daily Sketch gifted Marilyn Monroe a bicycle to ride through Royal Park during her visit to London


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Looks a bit like John Glenn
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Dwight Eisenhower?
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Either way, it make my knees want to explode just thinking about it.
Fausto's chainwheel isn't too big...just his wheels. Minivelo-ing:

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The captain, none other than Chicago mayor Richard Daley. The stoker is Dr. Paul Dudley White (Eisenhower's cardiologist and early proponent of aerobic fitness).

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Governor of Georgia and hyper-segregationalist Lester Maddox, looking to the past as he rides:

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Originally Posted by mtbikerjohn
Looks a bit like John Glenn
Glenn or Ford? I thought it was John Ford

And now for something completely different … Gates McFadden in Starfleet uniform riding a unicycle

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Peter Rabbit! Beatrix Potter never developed this sketch into a story.

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Orson Welles hanging out with GIno Bartali and his team at the 1950 Tour de France. Welles inaugurated the first stage of the race.

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Another picture of Howard Hughes, this time on a non-electric bike, with Ida Lupino,
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
This may have been posted but I stumbled on it over on the facistbook this morning

In July 1956 the Daily Sketch gifted Marilyn Monroe a bicycle to ride through Royal Park during her visit to London



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Originally Posted by mtbikerjohn
Looks a bit like John Glenn
howard hughes?

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Fun Fact: Tom Hanks had a short career as a male model:





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Howard Hughes.. @Vintage_Cyclist got a snap of him in his later years.
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Originally Posted by xiaoman1
Any Guesses?Best,Ben
Looks like someone bolted a starter motor on his bike to make an early E Bike.......
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Originally Posted by mtbikerjohn
Looks a bit like John Glenn
Originally Posted by quakerparrot67
howard hughes?

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Originally Posted by Chombi1
Looks like someone bolted a starter motor on his bike to make an early E Bike.......
I wondered what that gizmo was myself......looks a bit dangerous or hot to ride with.
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Virgil! The bike isn't a classic or vintage but he is a classic footballer.

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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
Fun Fact: Tom Hanks had a short career as a male model:





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When in doubt and out to impress use a metric ruler..........
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
Fun Fact: Tom Hanks had a short career as a male model:





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Thats a Basso...
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It still needs a metric ruler to explain the shortness of his career! Just look at her expression. Smiles, MH
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Tom Berenger and Jerry Hall.


Wayne Gretzky and Heather Thomas.
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