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unusual facts about bicycling



Arthur James Wilson

In the early days of bicycling he was associated with Dunlop tyres.

Bicycle monarchy

Bicycle monarchy (or bicycling monarchy) is a British term that refers to the more informal and modest personal styles of the royal families of countries in Scandinavia and the Low Countries, particularly the Netherlands.

Christopher Paul Baker

His articles included first-person reports on such activities as bicycling in Bali, hiking to Mount Everest, whitewater rafting in Papua New Guinea, and natural history cruising in the Galapagos Islands.

Cyclorama Building

In 1889, a new cyclorama painting Custer's Last Fight, was installed, but by 1890, the fashion for cycloramas had ended, and the new owner of the building, John Gardner (father-in-law of Isabella Stewart Gardner), converted it to a venue for popular entertainment, including a carousel, roller skating, boxing tournaments (including an 1894 fight of John L. Sullivan), horseback riding, bicycling, and so on.

Frank Kramer

Frank Louis Kramer (1880-1952), American cyclist and United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee

Galloping Goose

Galloping Goose Regional Trail - bicycling and pedestrian trail in British Columbia, Canada

Hash House

Hash House Bikers, an international group of non-competitive bicycling, social clubs

Niels Kaj Jerne

It is said that Jerne got his revolutionary scientific idea while bicycling across the Langebro bridge in Copenhagen on his way home from work.

Norman Potter

Potter died of a heart attack in 1995 while bicycling in Falmouth.

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Every four years, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines serves as the start and finish point of the famous Paris–Brest–Paris bicycling endurance event.


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