May is BIKE MONTH!
Since 1956, the League of American Bicyclists, with the support of bicycle organizations throughout the United States, has proclaimed May as National Bike Month. It’s interesting to consider the impact bicycling has had on our culture. In the late 1800s, times were undergoing tremendous change. Inventions such as the telephone and the light bulb were […]
Bicycle Riders as Disciples of Progress
With smooth, paved roads and motor vehicles seemingly everywhere, it’s easy to forget that bicyclists advocated for road progress first. The League of American Wheelman (now called the League of Amerinca Bicyclists) was founded in 1880 and became the umbrella organization for the good roads movement. “The 1890s popular movement for Good Roads, pushed most […]
