We think that this video speaks (or, rather, sings) for itself. This is an ad for Murray, an American bicycle company from 1986. We hope that the futuristic outfit was included with the purchase of a Street Machine.
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Video: The Bicycle Cap
The Bicycle Cap by peSeta for the New Museum from casa peSeta on Vimeo. This quirky video tells an unlikely love story between a sewing machine and a bike, and of the humans who went to great lengths to ensure the couple’s
Video: the Speedo-bike
The little boy with the remarkably high pants in this ad is George “Spanky” McFarland – an American actor most renowned for his role in a comedy series called Our Gang from the 30s and 40s. The narrator is most confident that this is
Video: Malvern Star BMX
Set to a pumping 80s backing track, the mantra “I wanna be a star… a BMX star!” is almost hypnotic. From the depths of the internet we present you this commercial for a Malvern Star BMX pushbike – which the video’s uploader
Video: bikes by Evel Knievel
As tends to happen these days, we got stuck in an Internet wormhole. This one was filled with retro cycling commercials – and we didn’t regret finding it. Check out this clip of Evel Knievel advertising his own range of bikes complete
Video: The Cyclist Philosopher
The Cyclist Philosopher from fifty beans on Vimeo. “My worst day on a bike is better than your best day in the office,” says Scotsman Andy Duncan. Having ridden at the frontier of bike messengering in the Netherlands for over two decades, hear
