Poignant and sad.

[John Albert Evans]

I leave you to your own thoughts....Tree.jpg

John

[Roger French]

Trouble is, it's a load of old cock!

First of all, it's in America, and who would go to war, and where, in 1914?

Second, the bike is much too modern for 1914.

Thirdly, it'd be in a far worse state if it had been there that long!

I believe I've read somewhere that it dates from the 50s, and there's no departing serviceman or anything like that attached to the real story.

[Chris Allman]

AH heck - spoil sport

[Peter F Chard]

There is something screw ball about that picture -- even years after leaving the bike leaning against the tree the tree may have grown around the bike but it would still be at ground level. Surely trees grow upwards from the middle and gain a bit of girth at the same time !! Peter in NZ.

[happy daze john in oz]

[grow upwards from the middle and gain a bit of girth at the same time !! Peter in NZ.[/QUOTE]

I know some people like that.

[happy daze john in oz]

The fact is that it does exist, the photo has been around for a long time and does appear to be genuine. I thought US was involved in WW1could have been someone who went to Europe to serve with the allies maybe?

[Les Woodard]

That is sure one long bike when you really look at it. Would not mind getting a set of tyres made of that rubber for the car as well.

[Ivan Cloherty]

.......... but it would still be at ground level.

Peter some years ago, I (in my wisdom!) screwed a hanging basket bracket at eye level to a tree in my garden, the tree has grown around the bracket but I now need a ladder to reach it. Cannot comment on the veracity of picture shown, but if the bike was left at ground level some 60 years or more ago then it would certainly not be still at ground level.

[happy daze john in oz]

Sorry to say you could be wrong, but the fact is trees grow from the top, not the bottom so the bike could well still be there.

[Ivan Cloherty]

John, can only speak from my own experience of the tree in my garden. Rgds