Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

[roccobass]

 

[GonePlaid]

Any bicycle is a velocipede.
"A velocipede (/vəˈlɒsəpiːd/) is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle."

True, but the RR's specifically referred to these as velocipedes rather than bicycles, as in "take the velocipede and deliver this message to ___"(pre radio).

 

[Leigh Semmens]

Any bicycle is a velocipede.
"A velocipede (/vəˈlɒsəpiːd/) is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle."

My velocipedes are all human powered. If I don't put petrol in the tank and press the button they go nowhere!

 

[SubHuman]

Neil Armstrong X-15 pilot.

The X-15 is a piloted projectile blasting through a violent acceleration profile from 500 MPH to nearly 5,000 MPH in a mere 75 seconds.

 

[GonePlaid]

Neil Armstrong X-15 pilot.
View attachment 4980125
The X-15 is a piloted projectile blasting through a violent acceleration profile from 500 MPH to nearly 5,000 MPH in a mere 75 seconds.

Like an EV?

 

[roccobass]

1970s Gretsch
Model: 7629 "Committee Bass".

 

[The Owl]

1979 Martin EB-18

 

[SubHuman]

1979 Martin EB-18

View attachment 4980440

Dang I must’ve been sleeping when these were released…never heard of a Martin Bass! Kind of sweet looking bass.

 

[Richland123]

Any bicycle is a velocipede.
"A velocipede (/vəˈlɒsəpiːd/) is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle."

Flintstone velocipede.

Link Removed

 

[Richland123]

 

[SubHuman]

I wondered what that crazy Swing Bike actually did. Here's a short video demo.

 

[tubedude]

I wondered what that crazy Swing Bike actually did. Here's a short video demo.

It's like my old Mazda RX7.

 

[GonePlaid]

I wondered what that crazy Swing Bike actually did. Here's a short video demo.

I would absolutely bust my @$$ on that.

 

[Richland123]

 

[roccobass]

 

[The Owl]

View attachment 4980584
Dang I must’ve been sleeping when these were released…never heard of a Martin Bass! Kind of sweet looking bass.

Not a lot of people noticed them, it was a very short-lived product line.

 

[Yogi Bear]

Coming over from the misc. forum. This has probably already been posted, but you don’t see many of these anymore.

 

[roccobass]

 

[ritz]

 

[ritz]

Today at a fleamarket in Zaandam.