Bicycle Joy

So what do you have here so far?

Photo of five people standing around a handful of bicycles. The photo is autographed by Grace Slick, in which she drew an arrow pointing to herself.

Jefferson Airplane bandmembers Marty Balin, Grace Slick (self-identified), Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, and Paul Kantner in the backyard of Jazzhouse Montmartre Copenhagen

#BicycleBirthday Grace Slick
Born October 30, 1939

Wood ticks and excessive rain were my biggest concerns this past July in Sweden.

Free camping in an overgrown lane in the boonies of south Sweden

Gambly Sweden
July 1st 2025
57.87448° N, 16.45600° E
Bike camping in Sweden is a dream, simply ride till you’ve had enough and grab a spot.
#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #bicycletouring #wildcamping #stealthcamping #pinion

If he’s on a bicycle he’s probably only packing a knife 😉

A Parisian bread peddler with a beautiful double basket of goods. An “I like Ike” badge adorns the bicycle basket. 1952 Paris

Jean Rommier displays an "I Like Ike" button on his bicycle basket during Dwight Eisenhower's 1952 presidential campaign. Like many Parisians living near NATO's he shows strong support for the former general and head of NATO. | Paris

#bikesky #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta
#carryshitolympics

B&W photo , bicycle bread transport , 3 baskets full

EL PAN VIAJABA EN LA CABEZA Rodrigo Moya,
Panadero, Ciudad de México, 1963
Gelatin silver print
#useyourhead #elpan #bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike
#carryshitolympics

When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.

Glasgow’s proving that protected bicycle lanes on direct routes/main streets between destinations, not zig-zagging side streets, creates a situation where you get more bikes than cars. #bikesky #yyjbike

The Art of Bike
Project Director, a.k.a. "The Big Wheel", is an internationally-known #artist with many friends of similar persuasion. He invited them to submit some #bike #art to be featured.

Irina Garshina, (Sumy, Ukraine) was first to respond, providing this beautiful painting.

#BicyclesRecycle

Child riding a bicycle with 3 cats in tow

#caturday

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike
#carryshitolympics

Child riding a bicycle with 3 cats in tow

#caturday

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike
#carryshitolympics

A Neanderthal bicycle mechanic leaving greasy hand prints

Ya, that’s about right

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike
#bikemech #caveman #parietalart

Such a beautiful image

Jimmy Kimmel 🚲
#vélo #bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #bicicletta #自転車 🚲 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚵‍♂️ 🚵‍♀️

A select all images photo cube: bicycle snouts and dog seats

Please take a seat

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #doggie #wippit #Bikeseat

After a couple of pints my balance improves

B&W photo-cargo-trike race event

A cargo bike rodeo, 1930s ?

#Strasbourg #bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike
#carryshitolympics #cargobike #rodeo

BW Photo, bicycle riders with large backpack baskets full of baguettes

On delivery, a baguette race
Tours France date unknown.

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike #baguette
#carryshitolympics #workingbikes #cargobike

Where there’s a wheel there’s a way.

Where there’s a wheel there’s a way.

Two stylishly dressed women posing with antique bicycles

Big wheels got to go round….
Image by Wojciech Plewiński in Łańcut, Poland, in 1958
#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike

Tents on riverbank of Elbe, cyclists camping

Happy campers on the bank of the river Elbe , July 25
Aken⁩, ⁨Saxony-Anhalt⁩, ⁨Germany⁩

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timerider #cycletouring, #bikecamping #beerbuzz
#carryshitolympics

A camping sign, loaded touring bicycle, evening sun on the river Elbe

Paradise on the river Elbe, I was a happy camper after a fine 130km stretch.
July 25
Aken⁩, ⁨Saxony-Anhalt⁩, ⁨Germany⁩

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timerider #cycletouring #pinon #
#carryshitolympics

And the 🎩 s.

Two bicyclists riding down a cobblestone street, between the streetcar rails. 1890s perhaps

1890s France, perhaps maybe. What do you think?

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike

Dust storm, cyclists at burning man

Burning Dusty Man
#burningman #bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #dusty #unhappycampers

B&W Photo, bicyclists casting well defined shadows

Early cyclists cast long shadows Heinrich Heidersberger (1906 - 2006)
#Copenhagen, 1936
#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike #shadows #black&white #schwarzweiss

Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...

“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”

#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.

A flower bike , thirsty flowers

A flower bike , thirsty flowers

A flower bike , thirsty flowers top view

Just another roadside attraction
Bus stop flower bike

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike
#carryshitolympics #flowerbike #roadsideattraction

A 1950s Swedish Crescent bike, repurposed late in life

Bicycle light close up1959 perhaps?

Old Swedish bike cockpit

1950s Swedish bicycle grip

Just another roadside attraction
Lena Lofta
Kalmar County, Sweden July 2025

#bikesky #fahrrad #cykel #fiets #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #old-timer #vintagebike
#steelisreal #rust