The bicycle in this room is just a decoration though the bicycle is actually a vehicle.

[Uncanny]

Can the definite article have two different meanings in front of identical words in a single sentence? As in

The bicycle in this room is just a decoration though the bicycle is actually a vehicle.

Or perhaps this sentence should be better written as

The bicycle in this room is just a decoration though a bicycle is actually a vehicle.

 

[tedmc]

The first sentence sounds a bit odd as it implies that there may be other bicycles which are other than a vehicle.

The second part could be omitted as it is stating the obvious.

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, there's always a difference in meaning between the and a.

 

[Tarheel]

That sentence is almost painful.

Perhaps:

That bicycle is just a decoration. It never goes anywhere. Nobody ever rides it at all.

You could say that about some stationary bikes for sure.

 

[Uncanny]

That sentence is almost painful.

Perhaps:

That bicycle is just a decoration. It never goes anywhere. Nobody ever rides it at all.

You could say that about some stationary bikes for sure.

What about

The bicycle in this room is actually sham though the bicycle is supposed to be a vehicle.

 

[Tarheel]

@Uncanny No, with the word "sham" you seem to be saying it's not really a bicycle.