History of cycling History of cycling Bicycle infantry are infantry soldiers who maneuver on the battlefield using bicycles. The term dates from the late 19th century, when the " safety bicycle" became popular in Europe, the United States and Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bicycle infantry"
Critical Mass is an event held typically on the last Friday of every month in cities around the world, where bicyclists, skateboarders, roller bladers, roller skaters and other self-propelled people take to the streets en masse. Critical Mass has no leaders, and no goals other than to meet once every month and enjoy the security and companionship of riding, rolling and travelling through the city together. The one worldwide slogan, chanted by riders in probably all cities where the ride take place is: "We aren't blocking traffic; we are traffic." Critics have claimed that this is a deliberate attempt to obstruct traffic and cause a disruption of normal city functions, asserting that Critical Mass refuses to obey the vehicular traffic laws that apply to cyclists the same as they do to drivers of other vehicles. Some Critical Mass fans defend the lawlessness of cyclists based on their belief that typical laws governing bicycle road users are unfair and different from those governing pedestrians and motorists, and that traffic law heavily favours motor vehicle use in many cities. However, cyclists are typically treated by the law similarly to drivers of other low-power and/or slow-moving vehicles, though many cyclists and motorists, and sometimes even those in law-enforcement, are often unaware of cyclist roadway rights. ...more on Wikipedia about "Critical Mass"
Frank Bowden ( 1848– 1921) was the founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company and the inventor of the Bowden cable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frank Bowden"
Two-wheeled devices for human transportation that require balancing have a long history, with the earliest confirmed example dating to the early 19th century, although the term bicycle itself was coined in France in the 1860s. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of the bicycle"
This is a list of cyclists by decade. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of cyclists"
Pogliaghi was an Italian racing bicycle manufacturer, based in Milan, Italy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pogliaghi"
Raleigh is a British bicycle manufacturer based in Nottingham in central England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Raleigh (bicycle)" You are visiting www.shortopedia.com
The Schwinn Bicycle Company was founded by Ignaz Schwinn in Chicago in 1895, and grew to become the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles through most of the 20th century. The story of its rise illustrates many principles of sound business operations, and its fall, which occurred in the face of the burgeoning of cycling in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, demonstrates the opposite. ...more on Wikipedia about "Schwinn Bicycle Company"
World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an international event in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on human-powered transport (the vast majority on bicycles, and fewer on skateboards, roller blades, roller skates) to "protest oil dependency and celebrate the power and individuality of our bodies". ...more on Wikipedia about "World Naked Bike Ride"
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