aesthetics

Bicycling has always had its own little cultures, with its own array of cycling aesthetics.

Using old bike parts, there are various forms of bicycle-made furniture and home furnishings:

Then there is, of course, the world of old-bike-part jewelry:

Cycling also includes the vintage, art nouveau-esque posters and ads:


Long-distance bicycle touring provides some beautiful images of bikes in all sorts of locations and conditions: (for more touring photos, click here)

And finally, cycling-related images include and unite people, both past and present, from around the world:


Throughout these various images, cultures, and styles, the one consistently unifying aspect is the bicycle, beautiful in its simplicity and seemingly universal in its appeal.