One amazing revelation you will discover in these catalogs is just how expensive the bicycles back then were. The catalogs include beautiful line drawings of the unusual bicycles and illustrations of clothing and special tools. The catalogs are in pretty good shape, but the printing on the originals left a little to be desired. He was very active in cycling in the 1930's, 40's, and 50's in the local and National Wheelmen Club, and helped get political recognition for bicycles long before the cause became popular. We had them printed from the original negatives bought from Clyde Nitz of Baltimore. These are not originals, but good replicas. If you want to find out what cycling was like about 100 years ago, you'll find these reprinted catalogs a worthwhile purchase. If you would like any of these unusual bicycles built, Rideable Bicycle Replicas can probably build something similar to the pictured item, just call us for details. Each catalog contains over 50 complex line drawings and explanations of the clothing, tools, parts, and costs of each bicycle for each of the eleven featured manufacturers. These extraordinary historical catalogs serve as chronicles of the dawn of bicycle construction in the United States. Please note that these are catalogs only - the specific items listed within the pages of each are not for sale, as they haven't been made in over 100 years! Rideable Bicycle Replicas offers a limited number of 1880's antique bicycle catalog reprints for sale.
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