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Cool Bike Art

@coolbikeart1.bsky.social

A celebration of all things bicycle. No AI. I'm a teacher 🇺🇸 of English living in Slovakia.

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Cool Bike Art@coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 19h ago

French manufacturer Cycles & Automobiles Georges Richard didn't merely have a four-leaf clover logo on their head badge, they incorporated the motif into all their marketing 🧵 Cycles & Automobiles Georges Richard 1899 🎨Eugène Grasset

Advertising poster featuring a woman wearing a dress and looking down at a giant four-leaf clover she's holding in her hand. She's standing and is supporting a bicycle with her other hand.
Cool Bike Art@coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 8h ago

“This is the kind of life I've had. Drunk, and in charge of a bicycle, as an Irish police report once put it. Drunk with life, that is, and not knowing where off to next. But you're on your way before dawn. And the trip? Exactly one half terror, exactly one half exhilaration.” ― Ray Bradbury

Photo of Ray Bradbury, who never had a driver's license, riding a bicycle on a Los Angeles street.
Hackney Cyclist@hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 22h ago

A new housing development under construction in the Netherlands The cycle infrastructure is already in place, complete with junctions ready to connect to future homes, along with dedicated bus lanes Active and sustainable travel is planned from the very beginning, not bolted on as an afterthought

Cool Bike Art@coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 19h ago

French manufacturer Cycles & Automobiles Georges Richard didn't merely have a four-leaf clover logo on their head badge, they incorporated the motif into all their marketing 🧵 Cycles & Automobiles Georges Richard 1899 🎨Eugène Grasset

Advertising poster featuring a woman wearing a dress and looking down at a giant four-leaf clover she's holding in her hand. She's standing and is supporting a bicycle with her other hand.
Melissa & Chris Bruntlett@modacitylife.com · 2d ago

Tianjin's dockless bike-sharing scheme includes bicycles equipped with a child seat, turning the daily school run or grocery trip into a journey made together. It's a family-friendly feature that recognises a fundamental reality: mobility systems should work for caregivers and not just breadwinners.

Adults ride blue shared bikes in Tianjin with a child sitting in a special seat on the back.Adults ride blue shared bikes in Tianjin with a child sitting in a special seat on the back.Adults ride blue shared bikes in Tianjin with a child sitting in a special seat on the back.Adults ride blue shared bikes in Tianjin with a child sitting in a special seat on the back.
Cool Bike Art@coolbikeart1.bsky.social · last yr.

August 2, 1881: The Oldreive tricycle was patented by Charles Wood Oldreive. Propelled by crank handles with gearing concealed in the hub caps, riders entered the contraption by threading themselves between the giant spokes.

Patent drawing for a tricycle in which the rider sits inside the oversized front wheel.Photo of an antique tricycle with the rider sitting inside the oversized front wheel.