Cycling History

Cycling Patents of Yesteryear: No. 1 – A. L. Knighten’s Home Trainer Racing Machine, 1896

The early invention of home trainers led very quickly to stationary bicycle racing as described by G. Lacy Hillier in the Badminton Library’s 1896 volume on Cycling. In the winter home-trainer races are … Continue reading

October 31, 2014 · Leave a comment

The First Home Trainers

The seasonal changing of the clocks marks a wind down in cycling in the northern hemisphere as days become shorter and the longer nights mean less opportunity to get out … Continue reading

October 27, 2014 · 6 Comments