Ordinary
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Ordinary Bicycle from Evolution of a Bicycle
But the difficulties these pioneer wheelmen encountered seemed almost insurmountable. The machines were large and unwieldy, the mounting required the agility of an acrobat, the riding was fraught with danger. A fall from such altitude easily resulted in severe injury. A rut in the road, a stone or fragment in fact, the least impediment would hurl the luckless rider from his perch some distance ahead of his tall steed, and the fall was usually attended with much more danger and often pain than a fall from a modern safety.
FIRST BIKE ON THE COAST. - The San Francisco Examiner, 04 Aug 1895
Pages which link here:
- BICYCLE-RIDING. Meet on the Point Lobos Road, and Formation of a Club - Fri, Nov 29, 1878 - Page 3 - San Francisco Chronicle (← links)
- George Loring Cunningham (← links)
- Henry C. Smith (← links)
- CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - A Brief Sketch of the Capitol City Wheelmen. - The San Francisco Call, Aug 22, 1892 (← links)
- Joseph John Bliss (← links)
- Ordinaries (redirect page) (← links)
- AMONG THE WHEELMEN - Track to Be Used in the Tournament. - A Matter of Interest to Racers. - San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Jan 1895 (← links)
- WITH THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Chronicle - 05 Jan 1895, Sat - Page 12 (← links)
- San Jose Merchants as Cyclists - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 70, 10 March 1908 (← links)
- SAN JOSE'S PIONEERS OF THE BICYCLE - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 77, 17 March 1908 (← links)
- Dick Moody (← links)
- THE WHEEL. - A New Club-House for the San Franciscos. - The San Francisco Call, Jun 8, 1890 (← links)
- IMPERIAL ROAD RACE. - FRANK BYRNE THE WINNER. - The San Francisco Call, 04 Feb 1895 (← links)
- Little Tin Gods on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner - Sunday, May 05, 1895 (← links)
- STARTERS ARE READY FOR THE ROAD RACE - The San Francisco Call - October 08, 1898 (← links)
- ALL AROUND NOTES. - Oakland Tribune, 04 Apr 1887 (← links)
- The Wheel. - San Francisco Chronicle, 09 Jul 1888 (← links)
- BIKES, TRIKES, AND SAFETIES. - Oakland Tribune, 17 Oct 1888 (← links)
- ON THE WHEEL. Interesting Races at Haight-Street Park. - San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Jul 1891 (← links)
- San Jose Merchants as Cyclists - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 68, 8 March 1908 (← links)
- San Jose Merchants as Cyclists - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 69, 9 March 1908 (← links)
- High bicycle (redirect page) (← links)
- WHEN SAN JOSE’S BUSINESSMEN WERE CYCLISTS - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 71, 11 March 1908 (← links)
- WHEN SAN JOSE’S BUSINESSMEN WERE CYCLISTS - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 72, 12 March 1908 (← links)
- SAN JOSE'S PIONEERS OF THE BICYCLE - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 75, 15 March 1908 (← links)
- THE WHEEL. - Bay City Wheelmen's picnic run to Lake Honda - The San Francisco Call, Apr 20, 1890 (← links)
- AMONG THE WHEELMEN - J. B. Carey Rides the First Century. - The Question of Race Meet Dates. - San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan 1895 (← links)
- Wheel (← links)
- CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - Organization and Growth of the Pacific Road Club. - The San Francisco Call, 27 Jun 1892 (← links)
- The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 09 Nov 1891 (← links)
- Liberty (← links)
- CROSS COUNTRY CLUB. - A Race Arranged Between Pedestrians and a Wheelman. - The San Francisco Call, 27 May 1892 (← links)
- Not a run, but rather a "climb and coast" - Mon, Nov 16, 1891, Page 3, San Francisco Chronicle (← links)
- The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 09 Jun 1890 (← links)
- With the Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan 1891 (← links)
- CYCLES AND CYCLERS. - A Sport Which is Fast Becoming Popular on This Coast. - The San Francisco Examiner, 03 Aug 1890 (← links)
- Thomas H. B. Varney (← links)
- High wheel (redirect page) (← links)
- A LOS ANGELES WHEELMAN. - Fox Will Represent Southern California at the Fair Races. - The San Francisco Examiner, 28 Apr 1894 (← links)
- The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 27 May 1889 (← links)
- Talk:To the Summit of Mount Diablo by Wheel. - Wheel. - San Francisco Chronicle, 08 Apr 1889 (← links)
- Bicycle Riders Hold a Successful Tournament at Stockton - The San Francisco Examiner, 05 Jul 1891 (← links)
- CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - The San Jose Road Club and Its Members. - General Interest in the Race Meets to Be Held To-Day - High Jinks in the Redwoods. - The San Francisco Call, Jul 4, 1892 (← links)
- FIRST BIKE ON THE COAST. - The San Francisco Examiner, 04 Aug 1895 (← links)
- Annual smoker of the Bay City Wheelmen (← links)
- MANY EVENTS FOR WHEELMEN - San Francisco Chronicle - July 31, 1904 (← links)
- BAY CITY SMOKER - The San Francisco Call - January 24, 1900 (← links)
- WHEEL WHIRLS. - Oakland Tribune - August 13, 1890 (← links)
- CYCLING CLUBS TO PLAY BALL - San Francisco Call - October 30, 1897 (← links)
- THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Call - September 05, 1896 (← links)
- CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - San Francisco Call - May 9, 1892 (← links)
- NEARING A MILE A MINUTE. - The San Francisco Examiner - February 11, 1895 (← links)
- WHEELMEN AT SAN JOSE. - The San Francisco Examiner - September 10, 1892 (← links)