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From the "Newark Sunday Advocate" on June 21st of 1895.
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WTF?!
Brilliant. This should be a sticky. Women, know your place!
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Damn, must pack a needle, thread and thimble for my next ride!
Interesting that some of these are still topics of discussion on STW today 🙂
Don't wear loud hued leggings
Don't contest the right of way with capable cars
Don't allow dear little Fido to accompany you
and I'm all out of biscuits!
"Don't scratch a match on the seat of your bloomers"
Those Victorian era girls were obviously more fun than we've been told...
Top post 😆
That is my favourite thing ever.
Now I know where Prince Buster got his inspiration from
Lol.. nice to know wit sometimes still crosses generations 🙂
Whats a bicycle face!?
Don't converse while in a scorching position.....!
Don't tempt fate by riding too near the curbstone....(did TJ right this one?)
That's an awesome article!
Whats a bicycle face!?
See MBR!
Ride in your brothers clothes? funny how that one has reversed now
Does Minx-Girl stock silk cycling gloves?
Unbelieveable that it was ever ok for a load of blokes to pin two women to the ground and rip some of their clothes off in front of 200 people and then boast about it in the local newspaper.
Unbelieveable that it was ever ok for a load of blokes to pin two women to the ground and rip some of their clothes off in front of 200 people and then boast about it in the local newspaper.
I read that as 2 women ripping the skirts off; not that it makes it any more acceptable 😉
Exercise your jaws in private.
Love it!! 😆
I assumed the "strong armed members" were members of an all women cycling club.
200 spectators turning up just to watch a club run set off though, what's that all about ?
Love the term "scorcher". I'll have to start using that one whenever I can. 😀
200 spectators turning up just to watch a club run set off though, what's that all about ?
was all the fashion when cyclist as a leisure pursuit exploded back in the day..
read the book/blog bike Bike Snob.
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Lots of those rules till hold true for all today. Good find. 🙂
And the rule about throwing your legs over the handlebar while coasting, I take it that's referring to riders on Ordinary, rather than Safety, bicycles.
MTG - maybe they were all on fixies?
Could be, it's just that coasting downhill with your legs over the bars on an ordinary was a common practice as it allowed for a safer* dismount in an emergency.
*"Safer" as in flying through the air feet first rather than head first.
Interesting also that the phrase 'scorching' is being used for racing. I had assumed that kind of language came from the automobile age with smoking tyres, but apparently not.
I think the modern phrase "attack position" should be replaced with "scorching position".
Sage advice!
Really like Kaputniq's visualisations of these.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaputniq/6421230887/in/set-72157625660541316/
Or this ?
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Yeah you certainly wouldn't want to look like that! 🙂
Interesting also that the phrase 'scorching' is being used for racing. I had assumed that kind of language came from the automobile age with smoking tyres, but apparently not.
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More at http://www.roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/
"Don't attempt a century" - oops, sorry! Been there, done that!
That's a fantastic find ... will endeavour to ride in bloomers with silk gloves from now on 🙂
will endeavour to ride in bloomers with silk gloves from now on
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Haha great stuff 😀
'Don't converse while in a scorching position' 😯
Surprised "exercise your jaws in private" hasn't got more attention tbh
Cheers to GrahamS for that website link! 🙂
"Don't contest the right of way with cable cars."
Sound advice for all there. Playing chicken with trams is rarely a good idea.
Actually, there is a certain Lady of this parish who frequently wears a short skirt over her "bloomers" - and very elegant she looks too!
"Don't appear in public until you have learned to ride well" 😳
"Don't throw your legs over the handle bar and coast downhill" 😆
Fantastic!!
was all the fashion when cyclist as a leisure pursuit exploded back in the day..read the book/blog bike Bike Snob.
far better to read 'The Lost Cyclist' by David V Herlihy which gives a more interesting and insightful account of the time..
Rule number one - 'Don't be a fright' ..first rule of bikeclub
Brilliant! Might have to direct Mr Toast to "Don't scream if you meet a cow"! 😀
Bicycle face proponent
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