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
Author: Steve Wartenberg
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
Bicycle History: More Great “Cycloventions,” Including the Bicycle Hearse, Baby Buggy & Fire Engine
More men of invention ... are today wrestling with the problems of gearing, sprockets, pedals, tires and “rigidity of frame,” than ever turned to washing machines, churns or automatic freight car couplers. The crank ... startles the cycling world daily with the weird combinations of the wheels within his own head. The Buffalo Enquirer, New York, … Continue reading Bicycle History: More Great “Cycloventions,” Including the Bicycle Hearse, Baby Buggy & Fire Engine
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