Look! Up in the air, it’s a bird, it’s a plane … no, it’s Leon Lyon on his Eiffel Tower Bicycle. “Be careful Monsieur Lyon, don’t fall!” Let’s travel back to Paris, several months before the Great Bicycle Parade of 1894. The clever organizers of the parade decided to award prizes for the best-looking bike, … Continue reading The Eiffel Tower Bicycle: The World’s First Tall Bike
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A Year, A Bike, A Country … This Is My Ultimate Cycling Fantasy Ride
Imagine an entire year of biking in France. 366 days (it's a Leap Year)! I'll wait while you close your eyes and imagine the possibilities. Forget about money, don’t fret about your job, family obligations, healthcare, visas and all the other stuff that prevent us from living our cycling/travel dreams. Like COVID-19. Imagine it’s gone, … Continue reading A Year, A Bike, A Country … This Is My Ultimate Cycling Fantasy Ride
My 1st Annual Holiday Half-Price Sale & Strange, Holiday-Related Historical Stories
It's a new year (thankfully), time to clear out some of the virtual inventory cluttering up my portion of cyberspace. So: My 1st Annual New Year's Half Off Sale & Humorous History Blog. First, thanks for reading my Biking France blog, which, due to the pandemic, wasn't so much about cycling in France the past … Continue reading My 1st Annual Holiday Half-Price Sale & Strange, Holiday-Related Historical Stories
Inventing the Bicycle, Part 3: The Pedal-Power Revolution (1840 to 1867)
This is the third and final part of my history of the invention of the bicycle. Here's the link to Part 1 and the link to Part 2. From the New York Times, August 22, 1867 … So the improved velocipede, the one we see so frequently in the streets [of Paris] mounted by fashionably dressed … Continue reading Inventing the Bicycle, Part 3: The Pedal-Power Revolution (1840 to 1867)
Inventing the Bicycle, Part 2: Velocipede Fever (1817 to 1820)
This is Part 2 of my dive into the history of the bicycle. Here’s the link to Part 1. Baron Von Drais and his machine ... and fancy riding outfit! We’re up to the early 1800s. It took a while for news to travel back then, but travel it did around the world. For example, … Continue reading Inventing the Bicycle, Part 2: Velocipede Fever (1817 to 1820)
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