Boys bike in a tree

[Barry_Skyland]

Just found this, thought I'd share it, the story is- it was 1914 and a boy locked his bike up to a tree and went to fight in the war and never came back - unfortunately I don't know anymore about it yet but will do a bit of research .

 

 

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[tree monkey]

were is this ?

[sloth]

In magical land of make believe I think! I see no pedals, or scaring on the bark where it has 'grown over' the frame. Nice if it is true though...

[arbmansam]

Cheers anyway buddy but i bought a new one

very interesting pic u got there though mate

[KnotSure]

It is a real tree and bike. Located in Vashon Island, Washington. It has had new parts added to it because it is a tourist attraction and looked previously like this:

 

 

I had wondered how there still appeared to be pressure in the front tyre after a century.

[Graham]

That bike is never that old. The steering head and forks are much later and the bars aren't right. Good story though.

 

Front tyre appears hard because it's solid rubber.

[Shane]

Thats the only way to stop your bike getting stolen in Sussex.

 

If he went to war (after riding that bike) they must have been recruiting them very young!

[skyhuck]

As that bike looks to be about the right size for a 7 year old, I'm not sure they would have let him sign up.

[penfold]

If it is in Washington USA, then the owner wouldn't have left it there in 1914 as the US only joined the war three years later (as usual) in 1917.

[apexarb]

Plus what appears to be Corsican pine can be no more than 50-60 years old.