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Is this legit?

That can't be real... I agree with So... Something seems off.

That bike seems way too modern.
 
Originally posted by: Smartazz
Originally posted by: 6StringSamurai
so just how many of you believe that they were recording video in 1899 again?
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When did they start recording video?
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Before 1899, FYI and it was first done by...guess who? Edison. That's why this is almost believable.
 
Originally posted by: akubi
http://www.ushistoricalarchive.com/cds/edison1.html

looks like it wasn't edison on the bike, but the film is real and made with edison's invention

edit: damn you beat me by a minute lol. google ftw..
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LOL - Damn right! Google >*

Here is quote from the link.

Bicycle trick riding, no. 2

CREATED/PUBLISHED United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1899.

SUMMARY Opens with a man riding a bicycle in a backwards circle, on a stage with a painted backdrop of a city street. He dismounts, then remounts the cycle and rides in a forwards circle, pausing and balancing for a moment as he rears up and spins the front wheel. Continuing in the circle, the man moves in front of the handlebars and continues pedaling briefly. For his next trick, the cyclist makes one circle and then pauses center stage as he does a balancing act to the left side of the bike, with his left leg on the pedal and his right on the front wheel. Ends after he remounts but continues to hold the bicycle motionless.

 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: MBrown
The bike looks way to modern.
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It's always easy to pick out the kids with ADD in this forum...
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i dont know the bike is pretty modern. and they didnt start video until after 1899 did they?
 
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: MBrown
The bike looks way to modern.
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It's always easy to pick out the kids with ADD in this forum...
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i dont know the bike is pretty modern. and they didnt start video until after 1899 did they?
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There are two posts in this thread proving the authenticity of the video. And Edison invented the motion picture camera in 1888.



Bicycle trick riding, no. 2

CREATED/PUBLISHED United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1899.

SUMMARY Opens with a man riding a bicycle in a backwards circle, on a stage with a painted backdrop of a city street. He dismounts, then remounts the cycle and rides in a forwards circle, pausing and balancing for a moment as he rears up and spins the front wheel. Continuing in the circle, the man moves in front of the handlebars and continues pedaling briefly. For his next trick, the cyclist makes one circle and then pauses center stage as he does a balancing act to the left side of the bike, with his left leg on the pedal and his right on the front wheel. Ends after he remounts but continues to hold the bicycle motionless.
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The safety bicycle, which isn't really fundamentally different than the bikes we ride now, was invented in the 1880s. I don't see why you people think "the bike looks too modern".
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: MBrown
The bike looks way to modern.
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It's always easy to pick out the kids with ADD in this forum...
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i dont know the bike is pretty modern. and they didnt start video until after 1899 did they?
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There are two posts in this thread proving the authenticity of the video. And Edison invented the motion picture camera in 1888.



Bicycle trick riding, no. 2

CREATED/PUBLISHED United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1899.

SUMMARY Opens with a man riding a bicycle in a backwards circle, on a stage with a painted backdrop of a city street. He dismounts, then remounts the cycle and rides in a forwards circle, pausing and balancing for a moment as he rears up and spins the front wheel. Continuing in the circle, the man moves in front of the handlebars and continues pedaling briefly. For his next trick, the cyclist makes one circle and then pauses center stage as he does a balancing act to the left side of the bike, with his left leg on the pedal and his right on the front wheel. Ends after he remounts but continues to hold the bicycle motionless.
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psst! might want to check the batteries on that sarcasm thingymajig i think they might be dead! 😛
 
Originally posted by: waggy

psst! might want to check the batteries on that sarcasm thingymajig i think they might be dead! 😛
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Are you fscking kidding me? This forum broke that thing a LONG time ago.
 
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