http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt Gale Bernhardt's personal blog on triathlon, mountain biking, road cycling, running, "for women only" stuff, running with a dog and other issues in the endurance sports world. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:18:34 GMT Jive SBS 4.5.5.2 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2012-07-24T21:18:34Z http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/2012/07/24/1888-peugeot-old-bikes-are-awesome <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:130d56b4-fe07-4aea-a916-89b737429226] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Awhile back there was a display of old bikes in a local art gallery. These bikes are indeed art. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>The one that I took the most photos of was the 1888 Peugeot. Some things to take note of in the photos below include hard tires (completely solid rubber), a &ldquo;spoon&#8221; brake, the handlebar grips were made of horn (it didn&rsquo;t say what type of horn) and a candle lantern for night riding that they proudly note was made at the Luxor Factory in Paris. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p><a href="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-97622-43067/IMG00381-20120607-1708.jpg"><img alt="IMG00381-20120607-1708.jpg" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" height="304" onclick="" src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-97622-43067/450-304/IMG00381-20120607-1708.jpg" width="450"/></a></p><p><a href="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-97622-43068/IMG00374-20120607-1703.jpg"><img alt="IMG00374-20120607-1703.jpg" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" height="405" onclick="" src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-97622-43068/450-405/IMG00374-20120607-1703.jpg" width="450"/></a></p><p><a href="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-97622-43069/IMG00378-20120607-1704.jpg"><img alt="IMG00378-20120607-1704.jpg" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" height="337" onclick="" src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-97622-43069/450-337/IMG00378-20120607-1704.jpg" width="450"/></a></p><p><a href="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-97622-43070/IMG00373-20120607-1702.jpg"><img alt="IMG00373-20120607-1702.jpg" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" height="600" onclick="" src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-97622-43070/279-600/IMG00373-20120607-1702.jpg" width="279"/></a></p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:130d56b4-fe07-4aea-a916-89b737429226] --> 1888 peugeot solid_rubber_tires candle_lantern horn_handlebar_grip Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:18:34 GMT guest http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/2012/07/24/1888-peugeot-old-bikes-are-awesome 2012-07-24T21:18:34Z 11 months, 7 hours ago 0 http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/comment/1888-peugeot-old-bikes-are-awesome http://community.active.com/blogs/GaleBernhardt/feeds/comments?blogPost=97622