Oldtimers, Youngtimers and Vintage Motoring

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A community for everything old and youngtimers! That includes Cars, Bikes, Trucks, Bicycles and all other old Personal Vehicles!

Oldtimers are Defined as Vehicles 30 years or older, whereas Youngtimers are between 25 and 30 years of age!

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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yep, penny-farthing

Before cassettes and derailleurs having a bigger wheel moving the bicycle was how you made it so you could move faster.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how they take this photo

[–] aeronmelon 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Quickly.

[–] Anticorp 2 points 7 months ago

There was nothing quick about photography back then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Me, on my way to go fuck your mother.

[–] Luvs2Spuj 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Getting on / starting must have been an ordeal

[–] noughtnaut 1 points 7 months ago

Not much different than modern (men's) bikes. But braking... 😬