Cycling Patents of Yesteryear: No. 9 – Rastetter and Siebold’s Child Seat Attachment for Bicyles, 1891
For many of us, our first experience of cycling, likely long forgotten, was not as a rider, but as a passenger, firmly ensconced in a child seat with an unimpeded … Continue reading
Cycling Board Games
It’s January, which for cyclists residing above 45º North means it’s likely to be either raining, cold, foggy, snowing, cold, dark, sleeting, cold, or any combination of these. If you … Continue reading
Cycling Patents of Yesteryear: No. 7 – Evan S. Connell Jr’s Bicycle Attached Toy Machine Gun, 1951
After last week’s post on small arms and cyclists this patent from the 1950’s seems an apt one with which to follow. The invention of one Evan S. Connell Jr … Continue reading
Go Pack Go! Green Bay’s Bike Brigade
It’s NFL regular season again (WooHoo!) and, following the Thursday night opener which saw reigning Super Bowl Champions the New England Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers (Boo Hiss!), tomorrow sees … Continue reading
Cycling Shorts: Two Boys on Bicycles, 1970’s
I’m not sure exactly when in the 1970’s, or even where this photograph was taken, but the row of terraced houses makes me think this is probably somewhere in the … Continue reading
Cycling History 