Riding a bicycle has always been a part of most people’s childhood. The first time that one is able to balance on a bike and move a few meters feels like a mountain of achievement. Once you get the power and skills to ride a bicycle the next step for most people is to take…
There are many people who claim credit as the inventors of the first bicycle ever. Therefore the answer highly depends on the person you ask and their nationality. For example, the French claim that the inventor was a Frenchman, English claim that it was an Englishman, Scot claim that the person was a Scotsman and…
Seeing as it’s been a while since I’ve published a piece of bicycle history, we’re going to jump back in time today to discover the history of the unicycle. Let me preface this post by stating that, though I’m not a unicycle expert, I have ridden a dozen or so over the course of my life…
The history of cycling itself, begun with the invention of the bike in 1800s; they started off as a tool for the rich and then became common in transportation and travelling. The first cycling sporting event took place in 1868 in Hendon, Middlesex. An English man named James Moore won this race on a solid…
Today helmets have become the main headgear for the people who spend most of their time in the saddle but earlier cyclists experienced lots of injuries until nothing was invented to save their head when they fell while cycling. The evolution of paved roads had also increased the chances of head injuries for the earlier…
The Tour De France is ranked as the most prestigious and biggest cycling event that takes place each year in France. The event holds a very rich and long history. Tour De France was launched back in 1903. For over a century now, the event has been taking place, with a large number of cyclists…
As I got ready for my daily ride this morning, I began gearing up as usual. However, as I picked up my bicycle helmet, a thought came to my mind: “How did bicycle helmets evolve into what they are now?” It’s common knowledge amongst cyclists of any age that helmet wearing is a must. We take for granted…
Being a bicycle lover, I sometimes nerd out on all things related to bicycle history. My bookshelf at home has an impressive bicycle section containing hundreds of photographs and articles detailing old-fashioned bikes. When cruising through one of my heavy coffee table bicycle books last weekend, I found a beautiful picture of a penny-farthing. Like any modern-day bicycle…
Hello, fellow cyclists! I hope that all of you have been keeping active as summer turns into fall. As I said in my last post titled “Most Expensive Bikes in 2017,” I hope you’re continuing to put as many miles on your bike as you were at the beginning of the summer. Today, I’m beginning…
Seeing as it’s been a while since I’ve shared a “history of” here on barthaynes.com, I thought I’d share today a bit of the bizarre with 11 Guinness World Records with bicycles. As we all know, the Guinness Book of World Records has a tendency to get a bit wacky and outlandish. The records pertaining to…
