Women in Cycling Advertising: Part 2 – It’s all about the bike / jersey / shorts …
In part 1 I looked at how women have been used as advertising tools through representations that played on their sexuality to sell products to men, or that were wide of the mark if the … Continue reading
Scotland invented the bicycle (?)
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Back in 2005 the British Broadcasting Corporation invited the listeners of its You and Yours programme to vote for their favourite invention. The winner by a…
Cycling Patents of Yesteryear: No. 5 – Ida M. Rew’s Athletic Suit For Ladies, 1895
The proper mode of dress for women who enjoyed cycling was a question that vexed society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. While the more radical woman embraced the … Continue reading
Bicycles in Art: Ai Weiwei’s Bicycle Sculptures
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been using bicycles for the raw material of installation art pieces since ‘Very Yao’ in 2008. Subsequent years have seen the scale of his works … Continue reading
Women in Cycling Advertising: Part 1- Sex Sells
In February 2015 the organizers of the E3 Harelbeke race in Belgium courted controversy when they released an online advertisement for their upcoming event. In a reference to Peter Sagan … Continue reading
The Strade Bianche: Racing Tuscany’s White Roads
The hilly region of Tuscany in Italy is famed worldwide for its rich history, its tradition of artistic excellence, its cutting edge fashion, its beautiful towns and countryside, and its wonderful … Continue reading
A History of Cycling in n+1 Objects: No. 3 – Merckx’s Hour Record Bike, 1972
The Hour is cycling’s blue riband event, the ultimate test of a riders’s physical ability. It is elegant in its simplicity; how far can you go in 60 minutes of … Continue reading
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