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Bespoke bicycle
Bespoke bicycle

Bespoke bicycle

Date7/31/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bespoke bicycle: George West; an employee of General Motors at Oshawa; tries out one of the company's fleet of 450 bikes; now fitted with tubeless; spokeless wheels. The traditional wheels were trashed after GM's cost-cutters found that the modern wheels needed no repairs.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107268F
'Bespoke' Tailoring: Sr. Franchesco completely hand-stitches suits the old-fashioned way.
'Bespoke' Tailoring: Sr. Franchesco completely hand-stitches suits the old-fashioned way.
3/13/1991
Bespoke: Above, veteran cycling commuter Roy MacLaren, chairman of CB Media, has a tailor in London, England make him suits with reinforced knees, a hidden pocket to carry business papers, and an anchor thread for the flower he sometimes wears in his lapel
Bespoke: Above, veteran cycling commuter Roy MacLaren, chairman of CB Media, has a tailor in London, England make him suits with reinforced knees, a hidden pocket to carry business papers, and an anchor thread for the flower he sometimes wears in his lapel
6/28/1990
Eye to detail: Below, Fernando Rego fits a bespoke tailored suit in progress that can range in price from $900 to $2,000, depending on the fabric
Eye to detail: Below, Fernando Rego fits a bespoke tailored suit in progress that can range in price from $900 to $2,000, depending on the fabric
11/23/1987
A bicycle built for flying. BMX bicycle riders from California showed motorcycl fans the excitement of pedal power yesterday during an intermission at(...)
A bicycle built for flying. BMX bicycle riders from California showed motorcycl fans the excitement of pedal power yesterday during an intermission at(...)
1/26/1984
Just park it: Greg Cotreau doesn't have much time for long-distance bicycle riding any more. That's because he's too busy spreading the word about the bicycle storage system his business is built around. The device was designed by a retired RCMP sergeant, Terry Smith, and it promises to end the clutter of bikes parked every which way.
Just park it: Greg Cotreau doesn't have much time for long-distance bicycle riding any more. That's because he's too busy spreading the word about the bicycle storage system his business is built around. The device was designed by a retired RCMP sergeant, Terry Smith, and it promises to end the clutter of bikes parked every which way.
3/10/1989
Brown cover with gold text in varied font type down centre, framed with decorative line borders
Bicycle supplies: bicycles fittings, tires and sundries: catalogue no. 2
1905
On a penny farthing from his collection of antique bicycles, Mike Barry of onsmount Dr. cycles beside his wife, Clare, on one of her three bicycles. I(...)
On a penny farthing from his collection of antique bicycles, Mike Barry of onsmount Dr. cycles beside his wife, Clare, on one of her three bicycles. I(...)
6/12/1975
Bicycle doctor: Don (Beanie) Lehman holds up one the bicycles he's fixing in his backyard
Bicycle doctor: Don (Beanie) Lehman holds up one the bicycles he's fixing in his backyard
4/8/1986
Big wheels: Bicycle manufacturer Joe Gardin, owner of Cambio Rino in Mississauga, watches as Giorgio Ferrali, from Toscanna, Italy, constructs a bicycle frame
Big wheels: Bicycle manufacturer Joe Gardin, owner of Cambio Rino in Mississauga, watches as Giorgio Ferrali, from Toscanna, Italy, constructs a bicycle frame
8/15/1984
Not a businessman but a practical idea man - that's self-assessment of designer Robert Coo, shown at work in office on Queen's Quay near York St. Coo admits North America isn't yet ready for his bicycle design.
Not a businessman but a practical idea man - that's self-assessment of designer Robert Coo, shown at work in office on Queen's Quay near York St. Coo admits North America isn't yet ready for his bicycle design.
9/19/1974
Poster artist Theo Dimson, 51, works out on an exercycle at home and bicycles in the summer to maintain his high energy and fitness level. Last fall h(...)
Poster artist Theo Dimson, 51, works out on an exercycle at home and bicycles in the summer to maintain his high energy and fitness level. Last fall h(...)
6/4/1981
Donald Hough retrieved his dad's penny farthing bicycle from an Ajax man for Scarborough Historical Society
Donald Hough retrieved his dad's penny farthing bicycle from an Ajax man for Scarborough Historical Society
7/5/1979