Cycling in Print: Cyclotourisme, 1978/79
What was life like in 1970s France for a bicycle tourer? Four Cyclotourisme magazines offer a snapshot of an age long past in an era of simplicity.
Cycling in Print: Schwinn All Terrain Bicycles, 1985
On the heels of a Schwinn High Sierra refresh, an unearthed catalog highlights Schwinn’s finest All Terrain Bicycles for 1985, “providing vehicles to take you where a four-wheel drive can’t.”
Cycling in Print: Eddy Merckx 70th Birthday Tribute, 2015
Eddy Merckx’s racing golden year came in 1969. To this day, 47 years later, his name still commands dignity and respect among riders.
Cycling in Print: Mademoiselle, 1972
Months ago, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition broadcast a photograph of a woman, fist high in the air, brow furrowed while she screamed, demanding equitable bicycle infrastructure. The image instantly went viral.
Cycling in Print: Raleigh Lightweight Touring Catalog, 1984
Some items come from the most unexpected sources. This was proven to me yet again when an obscure document comes my way from Dan, a cyclist from Baltimore, Maryland.
Cycling in Print: Sprocket Man, 1976
Lookout Man of Steel, you’ve got some competition.
Cycling in Print: Modes of Transformation, 2010
The bicycle has played an integral role in the advancement of human culture since its inception.