From Wheels to Bikes

When the first diamond frame bicycles became popular in the 1890s they were often called "wheels" - the national cycling association was called the "League of American Wheelmen." We have moved from "wheels" to "bikes," but the bicycles have remained remarkably the same over more than 100 years - elegant in their efficiency and simplicity. And many of the issues that we think are new? They were around then too.

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Lance Armstrong in the Public Domain & Other Finds in "The Commons"

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The Flickr Commons has many interesting digitized historical photographs of cycling and also the (very) occasional original "born digi...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

The "American Girl" of 1897 - to be Thankful for on Thanksgiving

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In the St. Paul Globe newspaper this article was titled "The Queen of Thanksgiving" but the same article was published in a number...

Get the Kids Riding

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Happy rider - moving along steadily This is from a few weekends ago - this young rider from the neighborhood is making his way up the tra...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

"Make Us Bicyclists Look Good"

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Last Monday I took the day off - as the end of the "leave year" (accumulated vacation time) is approaching, I have more than I can...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Super Cargo Bike ~ of 1898

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Paging through issues online of the 1898 "Cycle Age and Trade Review" I found in the November 10, 1898 issue a remarkable articl...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

"Dangerous States" Where Insurance Companies Hope to Sell You Coverage

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Hope to sell you policies and make bigger profits . Insurance Business America, on online publication, has an article, "The Most Dang...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Why They Were Called "Safety" Bicycles

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The first popular bicycles were so-called "ordinary" bicycles - the rider sat high atop a single large wheel that had pedals attac...
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