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London, December 1895: Cycling More Popular Than Ever
According to this article in the December 22, 1895 Chicago Tribune, Christmas sales were down, but cycling was "more popular than ever" and doctors were recommending cycling to their patients.
As this report from the BBC shows, bikes are still popular in the UK. In an online poll of BBC Radio 4 listeners, bikes beat out the computer, the internal combustion engine, the germ theory of infection and other big name inventions for the title of the most significant innovation since 1800.
As this report from the BBC shows, bikes are still popular in the UK. In an online poll of BBC Radio 4 listeners, bikes beat out the computer, the internal combustion engine, the germ theory of infection and other big name inventions for the title of the most significant innovation since 1800.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The Fall and Rise of Dutch Cycling
A brief look at how cycling became a way of life in the Netherlands
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
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