Bicycling Beginnings- Annie Londonderry
It wasn’t long after the advent of the bicycle that people began to see how far they could take it. One of the most notable…
Bicycling Beginnings- United States vs. Europe
At the beginning of the 20th century, people’s affinity for biking had more to do with location than anything else. In Europe, popularity and safety…
Bicycling Beginnings- Women Begin to Ride
Where young men were the primary riders of the Penny-Farthing, after bikes became safer with the development of the Safety Bike, women took over. Lacking…
Bicycling Beginnings- The Safety Bicycle
It seems people of the late 1800s were less than thrilled with having their heads smashed into the ground on a regular basis. The Penny-Farthing,…
Bicycling Beginnings- The Penny-Farthing
Remember, the roads in the late 1800’s were not the smooth bike paths we have to ride on now, but that didn’t stop people from…
Bicycling Beginnings- 1868-1870
You’re living in France between 1868 and 1870. I know you aren’t actually, but pretend with me for a moment. In this imagined scenario, you’re…
Bicycling Beginnings- Who put on the pedals?
Continuing to delve into the history of biking means continuing to fall into possible theories, but not many verifiable facts. So, as with most of…
Bicycling Beginnings- Thank you, Karl von Drais
Last week, almost nothing I wrote was verifiable. With the entire column taken up by rebuked theories, in retrospect I probably could have skipped that…
Bicycling Beginnings- The Initial Design
Bikes haven’t been around for all that long when considering how long humans have occupied the Earth. In the grand scheme of things, most people spent…
These are the Olympics of terrifying, body-maiming bike crashes
By Hannah Withiam Wouldn’t you know it: yet another Rio Olympic venue is under fire for dangerous terrain that received inadequate attention. “I’m surprised someone…
Thursday Comic Fix, on Friday
You might get hurt, but feel that breeze. Doesn’t that make it worth the risk?
Necessity of Handlebar Plugs
At the end of your handlebars there are, or should be, tiny pieces of rubber or metal to blunt the jagged metal ends of your…
The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike
In the Tour de France, equipping your bike with a small electric motor is called mechanical doping, and is considered cheating. But for the rest…
Spectator sparks high-speed crash at the Tour of Qinghai Lake
The opening stage of the Tour of Qinghai Lake in China was affected by a huge crash after a spectator walked across the road just…
Thursday Comic Fix: Calvin and Hobbes
If you’re out of shape, sometimes it feels like your bike is taunting you.