A not unusual sight in the Irish landscape: two bicycles leaning against the stone wall of a farm building in County Monaghan. This pair, however, appear not to have been in use of late, since one is missing its saddle and the other a tyre. Perhaps they are merely resting here until spare parts become available…
Maybe just the end of a ‘bumpy ride’!
The sight of capped and coated old men cycling to the pub or wobbling home on such bicycles was very much a feature of our roads up until the 1990s. This photo is a reminder of bygone times.
Yes indeed, it makes one nostalgic for a now-vanished world…