This has an interesting bike polo photo!
See more photos here:
http://www.hypeness.com.br/2012/08/fotos-raras-mostram-as-olimpiadas-de-londres-de-1908/
I thought they were quite interesting anyway 🙂
Tug-o-war should be back in
Awesome - GB track team one is going up in my shed
Maybe a case of if it aint broke don't fix it. Some great looking bikes I have to agree.
What are the chances of all those women getting cramp at the same time?
you might be interested in tom phillips' book,bicycles - vintage people on photo postcards.
http://tomphillipsinfo.blogspot.com.es/2011/06/vintage-people-on-photo-postcards.html
have a look at lepetitbraquet.fr at the bottom of the page they have quite a few articles on cycling pioneers.as well as more 'modern' stuff from the 20s and 30s.
I from those pictures that the locog ticketing policy was just keeping with tradition.