I’m having fun watching the historical bicycle films collected at CriticalPast, an archival film distribution service.
Girls on bouncing bicycles
July 27, 20114 Comments on Girls on bouncing bicycles
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French army cyclists 1910
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John Dunlop, Jr rode a bicycle
November 19, 20106 Comments on John Dunlop, Jr rode a bicycle
"Klunkerz" interviews on kqed.org on 6/24/09
June 25, 2009Leave a Comment
Modern mountain biking was born on the trails of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County in the 1970s. We talk to some of the pioneers of the sport who are featured in a new documentary, “Klunkerz.”
Host: Scott Shafer
Guests:
• Charlie Kelly, creator of the Repack races and founder of the first magazine devoted to mountain biking
• Gary Fisher, founder of Gary Fisher Bicycles and mountain biking icon.
• Joe Breeze, founder of Breezer Bikes
• Wende Cragg, one of the first female mountain bikers and a photographer whose pictures are featured in “Klunkerz.”
Posted In history | marin | mtb | san francisco
Davis, CA will be new home of Bicycling Hall of Fame
April 12, 2009Leave a Comment
Davis, often called the “bicycle capital of the United States,” will have its own artifact-filled museum where star cyclists will be inducted each year.
Davis beat out Greensboro, N.C., to capture the bicycling hall, which for two decades has been in Somerville, N.J.
Courtesy of The Sacramento Bee and Bob Halem. Way to go, Davis!
High-wheels and recumbents
April 6, 20094 Comments on High-wheels and recumbents
Martin Krieg climbing Hanover St. in Palo Alto, CA
Martin descending Hanover Street
A little bit back I rode with Faye Saunders and Martin Krieg on a leisurely pace around Palo Alto. I borrowed Faye’s Bike-E, she piloted her EZ-Racer, and Martin impressively demonstrated hill-climbing on an Eagle (shown above). The excursion was my first on a recumbent, so I was a bit nervous, but compared to riding the Eagle, it seemed a bit wussy. Believe it or not, starting on May 3, Martin is going to ride his Eagle across the U.S.
Watch Faye’s video of Martin on Hanover.