We had a similar bike to the first photo, back was used to strap on our school bags or lifting a friend, never had the high middle bar, lower for girls bike !LOLZ
Brothers taught me to ride, fall, get up and go again amidst hoots of laughter at around five years old, maybe slightly younger.
Bicycles were our mode of transport to school, visiting friends, going on weekend expeditions cycling further afield to explore the koppies and veld, lots of fun back then. !LUV the freedom we enjoyed!
What are the koppies and veld, it sounds like fun times, I only had the campground I lived on to ride. It was ten miles to town and 5 to the closest friend.
"Veld (also spelled veldt) comes from Afrikaans, the language of the Afrikaners, the descendants of the Dutch and Huguenot people who settled in southern Africa in the 17th century. Literally, veld means "field," and is akin to feld, the Old English predecessor of field. English speakers adopted the Africa-specific sense of veld in the 18th century. Veld refers to open country in southern Africa. Different regions of the veld are distinguished by their elevations. There is the Highveld, the Lowveld, and the Middle Veld, each with different geographical characteristics. Another term associated with veld is kopje (or koppie). This word came to English from Afrikaans (and ultimately from a Dutch word meaning "small head" or "cup") and refers to a small hill, particularly one on the African veld." Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veld
Thank you for the explanation, I would have never guessed it meant field and hill.
We often use words we relate to forgetting many won't understand the meaning, sorry. Have a great day.
Don't be sorry, if you did not do that, I would have never known what those words meant, now I do so the next time I see them I will know what they mean. So thank you.
