Category Archives: Other bicycles

Uses of the past

Posted on July 9, 2022 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Nostalgia is nonsense, the past rearranged to suit a fantasy of the way things were. Nostalgia is discarded farm implements left in the weather to rust, solidify, and decay in the service of decoration. Memory, on the other hand, when … Continue reading →

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Taking a stand: A five-year-old gets his way

Posted on October 14, 2019 by 16incheswestofpeoria

The kid may have understood time as an idle train blocking the crossing ahead for no good reason. Continue reading →

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A few years ago…

Posted on February 15, 2017 by 16incheswestofpeoria
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Rebuilt in central Illinois: the Royal Scot

Posted on November 16, 2016 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Dave inserted the Royal Scot back into the flow of history, creating something sure to confuse anyone trying to identify this particular model. Continue reading →

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Big ride (even though we haven’t been king sized since we were 13 colonies)

Posted on June 10, 2016 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Is this a Schwinn I see before me? Let us now praise a big coaster-brake bicycle with full-coverage fenders. Continue reading →

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