▲ 55 ▼ Michelin bicycle tyres, 1900-1909 (thelemmy.club) submitted 5 hours ago by klu9@piefed.social to c/vintageads@sh.itjust.works 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments LE MEILLEUR : THE BEST LE MOINS CHER : THE LEAST EXPENSIVE PNEU VÉLO MICHELIN : MICHELIN BICYCLE TYRES Featuring Bibendum, a.k.a. the Michelin Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Man
[–] OneCardboardBox@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 8 minutes ago Smoking during a cardio sport. People back then gave no fucks. permalink fedilink source
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 11 points 4 hours ago (2 children) Like many people, Bibendum put on a lot of weight when the automobile age arrived permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dparticiple@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours ago (1 child) And took up cigar smoking whilst exercising! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago (1 child) Tour de France cyclists used to smoke before climbing into the mountains to warm the lungs or some other stupid reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 point 38 minutes ago I'm sure some of them were sponsored to do that, the whole Tour de France was basically an extremely successful marketing campaign permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago TIL the mascot had a name permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dparticiple@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours ago (1 child) And took up cigar smoking whilst exercising! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago (1 child) Tour de France cyclists used to smoke before climbing into the mountains to warm the lungs or some other stupid reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 point 38 minutes ago I'm sure some of them were sponsored to do that, the whole Tour de France was basically an extremely successful marketing campaign permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago (1 child) Tour de France cyclists used to smoke before climbing into the mountains to warm the lungs or some other stupid reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 point 38 minutes ago I'm sure some of them were sponsored to do that, the whole Tour de France was basically an extremely successful marketing campaign permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 1 point 38 minutes ago I'm sure some of them were sponsored to do that, the whole Tour de France was basically an extremely successful marketing campaign permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago TIL the mascot had a name permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kahjtheundedicated@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago And they still make some pretty great bicycle tires that come in a little cheaper than similar tires permalink fedilink source
[–] EnmebaraGuesser@piefed.ca 1 point 3 hours ago If anyone wants more Bibendums... Agreed with kahjtheundedicated@lemmy.world, their bike tires are still excellent. permalink fedilink source
[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago What a time where 'the best' in advertising was also 'the cheapest'. permalink fedilink source
[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 1 point 3 hours ago is he wheeling to a starred restaurant? permalink fedilink source
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 hours ago The best is the least expensive in the long run permalink fedilink source
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