Bike couriers delivered the news of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago today.
Tag Archives: history
Euro bemusement 1951
November 11, 2011 – 9:00 am
As the world rebuilt after World War II, western Europe sent teams of experts to the United States to learn the secrets of American industrial productivity. The Saturday Evening Post reports on these visits in 1951.
Amphibious bicycle
October 14, 2011 – 8:00 am
Amphibian Bicycle Can Travel on Land Or Water. We’ll soon enter the rainy season here in Northern California, when many of our riverside bike paths will be inundated. With this bike I can just float the bike down the Guadalupe River straight to work, and then pedal upstream for the trip home.
1950 General Motors ad
October 13, 2011 – 11:42 am
In 1950, GM’s “New Departure” division manufactured bicycle components and advertised “The most exciting Christmas gift since 1896!”
Belt Beacon
September 27, 2011 – 1:58 pm
I spied an old yellow Belt Beacon bicycle light last weekend in Santa Cruz.
