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That expression on his face speaks volumes…
“Gerald didn’t know who to tell…but the cashmere cape just wasn’t cutting it!”
R:B
In response to a post on Amsterdamize.com, here’s an advertisement from 1897 for an early roller skate that was clearly heavily influenced by the safety bicycle…
For sale: Economic cycle. Stabilisers fitted.
Quick-release wheels. Derailleur gearing.
From The Independent, Wednesday 15th October, 2008
I don’t know if this would be marketable today but this appears in Brooks’ 1890 catalogue (PDF) – the advertisement seems to get funnier the more closely one reads – and, equipped with one of these, who wouldn’t want to go long-distance riding…?
Revision: In Googling for the Brooks B50, I stumbled on this Brooks-related joke on Bike Forums which i thought I’d pass on:
“An older male cyclist was worried about his declining sexual functioning, but he was reluctant to tell his wife, who already disapproved of his bicycling, that the problem could be due to nerve compression from a badly fitting bike seat, and might be fixed by getting a Brooks B-17 leather saddle.
“Finally, one night in bed, after another mediocre bout of lovemaking, he blurted out “I wanna B-17”.
“She laughed wryly and said “Honey, it wasn’t that great when you were that age, either”.”
R:B
