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Why you should read Bicycle Quarterly
Imagine Edward Hopper bringing a big rubber stamp down on Nighthawks. COMPLETED BY HOPPER, JANUARY 21, 1942. Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Quarterly, J.P. Weigle, Jan Heine, magazine, Paris-Brest-Paris, randonneur
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Randonneuring Brompton at rest in France
Britain’s largest bicycle manufacturer makes one of the smallest useful bicycles on the planet: the 16-inch-wheeled Brompton. And as much as I admire the machine, I’m amazed that someone would ride a Brompton in one of the world’s oldest bicycle … Continue reading
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