{"id":145614,"date":"2016-12-14T13:50:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T13:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=145614"},"modified":"2016-12-14T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T13:50:24","slug":"bicycle-pre-war-era-ride-take-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/14\/bicycle-pre-war-era-ride-take-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Bicycle from the Pre-War Era Would You Ride? Take Your Pick!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>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\u2019t 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?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145609\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145609\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1919-Flying-Merkel-Motorbike.jpg\" alt=\"1919 Flying Merkel Motorbike\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1919 Flying Merkel Motorbike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145608\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145608\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1937-LaFrance-Super-Streamline.jpg\" alt=\"1937 LaFrance Super-Streamline\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1937 LaFrance Super-Streamline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145607\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145607\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1931-Iver-Johnson-Truss-Bridge-Roadster.jpg\" alt=\"1931 Iver Johnson Truss Bridge Roadster\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1931 Iver Johnson Truss Bridge Roadster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145606\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145606\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1918-Mead-Pathfinder.jpg\" alt=\"1918 Mead Pathfinder\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1918 Mead Pathfinder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145605\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145605\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1908-Peugeot-Course.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"1908 Peugeot Course\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1908 Peugeot Course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145604\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145604\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1919-Harley-Davidson-Truss-Frame.jpg\" alt=\"1919 Harley Davidson Truss Frame\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1919 Harley Davidson Truss Frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145603\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145603\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1910s-Racycle-Diamond-Frame.jpg\" alt=\"1910\u2019s Racycle Diamond Frame\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1910\u2019s Racycle Diamond Frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145602\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145602\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1925-Hawthorne-Flyer.jpg\" alt=\"1925 Hawthorne Flyer\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1925 Hawthorne Flyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145601\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145601\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1918-Mead-Ranger-Tall-Frame.jpg\" alt=\"1918 Mead Ranger Tall Frame\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1918 Mead Ranger Tall Frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145600\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145600\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1920-Henderson-Admiral.jpg\" alt=\"1920 Henderson Admiral\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1920 Henderson Admiral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145599\" style=\"width: 899px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145599\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1916-Indian-Motobike.jpg\" alt=\"1916 Indian Motobike\" width=\"899\" height=\"674\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1916 Indian Motobike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145598\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145598\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1932-Iver-Johnson-Motorbike.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"1932 Iver Johnson Motorbike\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1932 Iver Johnson Motorbike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145597\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145597\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1930s-Packard-Ladies-model.jpg\" alt=\"1930\u2019s Packard Ladies model\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1930\u2019s Packard Ladies model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145596\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145596\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/1931-Schwinn-The-World.jpg\" alt=\"1931 Schwinn \u201cThe World\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" 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Snyder\" width=\"899\" height=\"674\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1937 Peerless by H.P. Snyder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems there were many more bike manufacturers back in the day before the World War II. But there was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":145616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[329],"tags":[487],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-145614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-road-cycling","tag-retro"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which Bicycle from the Pre-War Era Would You Ride? 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