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VintageTTfan

10-29-19 01:38 PM

Stars on bikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can anyone tell me or figure out what bike John Lennon is on in this picture? I honestly do not know.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e20c99d84f.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d2/55...20acee2c0a.jpg for a bigger picture.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2d5b2b18e8.jpg
This might be the same moment in time. The caption reads: "John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Parade, June 25th 1972 (via bohemea) From an article titled “The Americanization of John and Yoko” about John & Yoko’s fight to stay in New York." So that might help date it.

indyfabz

10-29-19 01:43 PM

Dunno, but having worked a hot dog cart in Philly in '82 the prices caught my eye. $0.35 for a dog and $0.25 for a can of soda was the going rate in Philly at that time. The prices in NYC will kill you. :D

mr_bill

10-29-19 04:47 PM

Bottecchia.

-mr. bill

mr_bill

10-29-19 04:54 PM

That it is a Bottecchia?

(The more famous picture is John and Yoko kissing.)

http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2...8iqo1_1280.jpg

-mr. bill

mr_bill

10-29-19 05:00 PM

Don’t care. No good dead goes unpunished here. G’day....

-mr. bill

mr_bill

10-29-19 06:34 PM

On the seat tube:

_OTTECCHIA

I’ll solve the puzzle?

YOTTECCHIA?

Bzzzt.

-mr. bill

TheDudeIsHere

10-29-19 08:48 PM

I think you are all wrong. If you zoom in a bit more, one can see it is a Trek. It is a known fact John was a Trek fanatic! :D

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...32af30f1fc.jpg

I-Like-To-Bike

10-29-19 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by VintageTTfan (Post 21186148)

He used to ride Raleigh bikes in earlier days. I wonder how often Bottecchia was imported to the U.S. in the early seventies. If he had gotten in an argument with Yoko he could have got away quick. No slight on her....I think they were deeply in love. So once people opine on any of this it will be time to shut this thread down.

Here is a picture of John Lennon from those earlier days, as well as John and Yoko on a mystery bike. Maybe the Genius of the Universe of Things That Have No Significance will unleash his mastery of cryptic trivia and provide the answer of the provenance of this white bike.

N00b_Cyclist

10-29-19 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDudeIsHere (Post 21186194)

I think you are all wrong. If you zoom in a bit more, one can see it is a Trek. It is a known fact John was a Trek fanatic! :D

Looks 100% authentic to me. :D

TheDudeIsHere

10-29-19 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by N00b_Cyclist (Post 21186225)

Looks 100% authentic to me. :D

:roflmao2: :lol: :roflmao:

dedhed

10-30-19 05:09 AM

I noticed only the drops on the bars are wrapped.

The white bike is obviously a ghost bike they are going to put on some street corner.

mr_bill

10-30-19 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike (Post 21186196)

[T]he provenance of this white bike.

You're kidding, right? Witte fietsenplan.

-mr. bill

Milton Keynes

10-30-19 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 21185652)

My dad ran a service station and I think our price was 25 cents for a can of soda back then. I remember candy bars were 25 cents around that time as well. We even had a cigarette machine in the office and they were 75 cents a pack.

Milton Keynes

10-30-19 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike (Post 21186196)

Well, obviously looking at the name on the head tube, it's a Prouo. Must be some little-known Italian bike.

mr_bill

10-30-19 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Milton Keynes (Post 21186528)

Well, obviously looking at the name on the head tube, it's a Prouo. Must be some little-known Italian bike.

Provo. And it's a Dutch bike. (They are in Amsterdam.)

-mr. bill

Flip Flop Rider

10-30-19 07:55 AM

lol BF!!!

Skipjacks

10-30-19 03:02 PM

No idea what John is riding but whatever bike Yoko was riding probably went out of business after the company's board of directors suddenly all had creative differences with each other and refused to work together anymore.

tyrion

10-30-19 03:44 PM

http://tubulocity.com/wp-content/upl...ey_road_ad.jpg

I-Like-To-Bike

10-31-19 09:02 AM

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Had to beat everyone to the punch on this cool one...........I changed my mind....it is NOW A BEATLES ON BIKES THREAD.

Early Beatles
John and Sean Lennon (Hope no A&S type busybodies called the police over the seating arrangement or headwear).

mr_bill

10-31-19 09:16 AM

Paul and Linda. (Note the *gasp* child seat on the back of Paul's bike.)

From The Mirror, Victor Crawshaw/MirrorPix:

http://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming...h_00179140.jpg

-mr. bill

mr_bill

10-31-19 09:24 AM

And getting back to the IMPORTANT stuff, Specialized-Burley-Birkenstock.

(Unknown providence):

https://i.imgur.com/elsQt1G.jpg

-mr. bill

Flip Flop Rider

10-31-19 09:27 AM

I hope someone called the police on these criminals!

livedarklions

10-31-19 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike (Post 21188326)

Early Beatles
John and Sean Lennon (Hope no A&S type busybodies called the police over the seating arrangement or headwear).

Or the shocking lack of lycra.

I-Like-To-Bike

10-31-19 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by VintageTTfan (Post 21188622)

What are you referring to? Sorry just not clear. Your i.d. picture is giving me a sweet tooth

The bleatings from Bicycling Correctness Nannys and would-be Mcgruff the Police Dogs found on this thread at https://www.bikeforums.net/advocacy-...est-idiot.html

mr_bill

10-31-19 12:21 PM

-mr. bill

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