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Which Bicycle from the Pre-War Era Would You Ride? Take Your Pick!

By Monica Buck
Which Bicycle from the Pre-War Era Would You Ride? Take Your Pick!

It seems there were many more bike manufacturers back in the day before the World War II. But there was no Specialized, no Trek, no Pinarello, even no Cannondale. So a modern cycling enthusiast might feel a little bit lost when trying to find that perfect bike. There is another way of looking at things, though. Just search your memory a little bit and try to remember that feeling of choosing the very first proper bicycle for yourself. The endless hours of reading reviews, talking to your friends, going to the bike shops and trying out the bikes. It was glorious, wasn’t it? And here it is all over again. Unfortunately, you cannot try them out, but we still want your opinion. Which one would you choose?

1919 Flying Merkel Motorbike
1919 Flying Merkel Motorbike
1937 LaFrance Super-Streamline
1937 LaFrance Super-Streamline
1931 Iver Johnson Truss Bridge Roadster
1931 Iver Johnson Truss Bridge Roadster
1918 Mead Pathfinder
1918 Mead Pathfinder
1908 Peugeot Course
1908 Peugeot Course
1919 Harley Davidson Truss Frame
1919 Harley Davidson Truss Frame
1910’s Racycle Diamond Frame
1910’s Racycle Diamond Frame
1925 Hawthorne Flyer
1925 Hawthorne Flyer
1918 Mead Ranger Tall Frame
1918 Mead Ranger Tall Frame
1920 Henderson Admiral
1920 Henderson Admiral
1916 Indian Motobike
1916 Indian Motobike
1932 Iver Johnson Motorbike
1932 Iver Johnson Motorbike
1930’s Packard Ladies model
1930’s Packard Ladies model
1931 Schwinn “The World
1931 Schwinn “The World
1937 Peerless by H.P. Snyder
1937 Peerless by H.P. Snyder

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