“Any Woman Can Make a Skirt” – Fashion Tips for Women Cyclists
Supply adjusts to meet demand, and as Judic Chollet in the Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY) pointed out, “No sooner was a bicycle for women invented than a necessity arose for a … Continue reading
The LAW Comes To Green Bay
” Farmers Are Busy”, ran the headline in The Green Bay Gazette of August 9, 1898, perhaps not surprising at harvest time in a state in which agriculture played so large … Continue reading
Cycling Patents of Yesteryear: No. 8 – Ulysses F. Henderson’s Bicycle-Handle, 1897
Handlebars, like saddles and pedals, are important components of the bicycle because they are the contact points between the rider and the machine. Poor adjustment or a design that doesn’t … Continue reading
Mrs F. M. Cossitt: The First Woman to Ride a Bicycle in New York?
A quick web search for Mrs F. M. Cossitt brings up a number of webpages that carry the above photo together with the caption, “Mrs F. M. Cossitt, first woman to ride a … Continue reading
Transferable Technology: From the Bicycle to the Aeroplane and the Car
Before Orville and Wilbur Wright gained fame as the first people to make a controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight they owned and ran a bicycle repair, rental and sales … Continue reading
A History of Cycling in n+1 Objects: No 5 – The American Star Bicycle, 1881-1893(?)
Today the basic elements of John Kemp Starley’s Rover Safety Bicycle, introduced in 1885, are the standard form for bicycles but in the late Nineteenth Century the ‘safety’ was just one of … 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
Guns, Wheels, and Steel: Cyclists and Small Arms in the Late 19th Century
A few weeks ago Jean, who writes at Cycle Write Blog wrote an interesting piece on stereotypes of cyclists and how these perceptions ignore the fact that, like car drivers, cyclists … 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 Patents of Yesteryear: No. 6 – Ogden Bolton Jr’s Electrical Bicycle, 1895
Sometimes cycling is just too much like hard work. All that pushing of pedals and pumping of legs can wear a body out. So what better than adding a little … Continue reading
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