Historic Article
Foreign
Outing and the Wheelman, March 1884
Formal steps have been taken to organize a Swiss Wheelman's Association, the first meeting of delegates to be held at Biel, in March.
A grand racing exposition for Italy, including national and international events for amateurs and professionals, has been projected, and arrangements are in charge of the Veloce-Club Torinse, Turin. An Italian League will be formed at the time and place of the exposition.
Mr. J. Copeland, of Sydney, has taken the Australian tricycle road record, having ridden 120 miles in 20 consecutive hours, 14 3/4 of which were passed in the saddle.
The latest novelty is a tricycle race through the streets of a great city at midnight when no teams are out. The Iroquois Club, of London, is the originator, and three of the most fashionable streets of London were the scene of a late event of this kind.
Count Bolbinksy, of the Moscow Club, recently rode 67 miles (100 versts) on a wager. He was to accomplish the distance in 12 hours,and he did so in 11.40m.
A grand racing exposition for Italy, including national and international events for amateurs and professionals, has been projected, and arrangements are in charge of the Veloce-Club Torinse, Turin. An Italian League will be formed at the time and place of the exposition.
Mr. J. Copeland, of Sydney, has taken the Australian tricycle road record, having ridden 120 miles in 20 consecutive hours, 14 3/4 of which were passed in the saddle.
The latest novelty is a tricycle race through the streets of a great city at midnight when no teams are out. The Iroquois Club, of London, is the originator, and three of the most fashionable streets of London were the scene of a late event of this kind.
Count Bolbinksy, of the Moscow Club, recently rode 67 miles (100 versts) on a wager. He was to accomplish the distance in 12 hours,and he did so in 11.40m.
Other historic cycling articles:
A Burglar, A Bicycle, and A Storm (Fiction—1896)
A Cycle of the Seasons: A Bicycle Romance in Four Meets (Fiction—1883)
A Cycle Show in Little (1896)
A Header (?) (Poem—1883)
A Modern Love Sung in Ancient Fashion (Poem—1884)
Bicycling and Tricycling (1884)
Cycling for Women (1888)
Cycling's Value As An Exercise (1879)
Is Bicycling Harmful? (1896)
The Evolution of a Sport (1897)
Foreign [Bicycling News] (1884)
On Wings of Love (Poem—1884)
Rosalind A Wheel (Fiction—1896)
Snakes in his Wheel (1895)
The Work of Wheelmen for Better Roads (1896)
Woman's Cycle (1896)
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An article about us in Bicycling magazine:
"How To Bike Like A Victorian"
http://www.bicycling.com/culture/people/old-doesn-t-mean-bad-modern-conversation-victorian-era-cyclists
A few of Sarah's accounts of our Victorian cycling adventures:
The flower fields of the Skagit Valley:
http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/blog/my-recent-trip-to-the-skagit-valley
A Trip to A Lavender Festival:
http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/blog/sneak-peek-into-a-future-book
The Tricycle's Maiden Voyage:
http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/blog/the-tricycles-maiden-voyage
The Chilly Hilly ride:
http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/blog/chilly-hilly
Port Townsend to Port Gamble:
http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/blog/port-gamble-wa
Sarah ALWAYS wears a corset—even while cycling. Here's an excerpt from her book about it:
http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/blog/cycling-in-a-corset-a-short-excerpt-from-victorian-secrets
Rebuttal of an erroneous article:
http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/blog/a-rebuttal-to-a-recent-article
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