The need to increase the number of people you could put on a bicycle was extremely important in the 1890s. Vital, it seemed. One, and then two, wasn't nearly enough. How about five, 10, or 15? No, let's make that 20. I'll start with two unusual tandems, and work my way up to the bicycle … Continue reading Bicycle History: From the Tandem to the Quintet (5), Double Quint (10), Quindecuplet (15), Quadricycle (20) & Sextet (8) on Ice
Author: Steve Wartenberg
Bicycle History: The Cycling & Racism Connection
The League of American Wheelmen was the nation’s largest and most powerful cycling organization in the late 1800s. The question of whether Blacks could be members of the LAW was debated back and forth, over the years, with William W. Watts, of Louisville, Kentucky, the leading advocate for barring African-Americans from membership. At the LAW’s … Continue reading Bicycle History: The Cycling & Racism Connection
My Paris Stories … The Great Riot of 1983
My second trip to Paris got a little bit exciting, then quite scary ... and then there were riot police, batons and tear gas. It's 1983: I'm the editor of Vertiflite magazine, a publication of the American Helicopter Society. It's June, I'm in Paris, covering the Paris Air Show, a little in over my head … Continue reading My Paris Stories … The Great Riot of 1983
Bicycle History: “No Teeth, No Bicycle” and More Great Bicycle & False Teeth Stories
I have dug up a gold-tooth filled mine … of amazing and hilarious stories about bicycles and false-teeth. And now, I must share these stories with you and the the world. Let’s begin, back in November, when I posted this story, which I claimed was the funniest cycling/dentistry story ever. Nothing can top this tooth-pulling … Continue reading Bicycle History: “No Teeth, No Bicycle” and More Great Bicycle & False Teeth Stories
There’s A Lot More to See, Cycle and Write About in France
The Gorges du Tarn After my recent post, about what I miss most about France, someone asked me: “Where will you go first when we are able to travel again?” Great question. And one I’ve been pondering and planning the past several months. My French travel plans are based on a quest, a mission I … Continue reading There’s A Lot More to See, Cycle and Write About in France
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