Image: Schwinn / Huffy

Since their invention in the 1800s, bicycles have gone through many eras. There were the first iterations with giant front wheels, then more complex bikes like tricycles and tandems. The second half of the 20^th century is when the bicycle really took off. Adults liked the exercise and kids liked the freedom to roam the neighborhood. There was nothing like hopping on the banana seat and pedaling around to your heart’s content, a playing card flapping in the spokes for dramatic effect.

Here are 16 vintage bicycle ads from the 1950s to the 1980s. Can you place each one in the right decade?