Bike Keeps Family in Stitches (Oct, 1939)
Bike Keeps Family in Stitches
CARRYING four persons and a sewing machine, the world’s weirdest bicycle recently had a tryout in Chicago, Ill. The two-story vehicle, known as the “Goofybike,” is the creation of Charles Steinlauf. It carries the whole Steinlauf family. The inventor rides at the top and guides the contraption by means of a huge automobile steering wheel. Mrs. Steinlauf sits below, operating a sewing machine, while her son pedals behind and her daughter rides on the handlebars in front. When the odd vehicle is at rest, the projecting legs of the sewing machine prevent the lofty cycle from tipping over.
It should read, Bike PUTS family in stiches
Stitches, casts, Ace bandages…
it looks like a reenactment of the aristocrats!
I’m most impressed that the wheels and tires can hold that up.
In stitches, bandages and casts.
Ooh! Cirque du Soleil!
The center of gravity looks way off. Wouldn’t mom’s weight pull the bike to its left?
The Steinlauf’s were known for their eccentric bicycle creations:
http://www.chicagofreak…
It looks like the boy could use some more time on the bike.
What was with these all these “wacky” stories in the 1930s? Sure, times were tough and people were looking for diversions but heaps of them were just pointless and stupid like this. What’s the significance of mum doing sewing?
Poland was being crushed under the Nazi jackboot while this issue was being prepared and we get the zany Steinlaufs?
Joey O’Neill: Gotta fill the pages somehow.
@StanFlouride — the sewing machine with the cast iron tredle-power and table probably weighs about the same as she does.
Now that’s what I call a sweatshop! Eat your eat out >insert pretty much any sports shoe manufacturer here<!
You can see it at 4:30 on http://www.youtube.com/…
it expalins where my wife buys these socks from
Photoshopped – the pixels are all wrong
in that case, BB, hats off to the person who also photoshopped the youtube vid.
maybe they just got a job lot of pixels for cheap and decided to use them up.
14: You are a Genius! You’re the first person to realize that I actually created all 4,852 posts in Photoshop.
LOL…kinda like a sweat shop using family members.
Are their Steinlauf descendants in Chicago still and are they still making freakbikes?
weird, weird, weird….
I actually saw a youtube video of this family a year ago. I wish I could find it again, it was really cool…
=)
see comment 12 is that it?