Before bicycles the only way to get around was on foot, or if one was wealthy enough, by horse. The concept of being able to balance on something that falls over when not moving was beyond comprehension.
Founding member Alan Naber has spent some time looking at the social history of cycling. Alan’s presentations are always well researched and presented, check it out at the October meeting.
Jim and Nancy Davenport, Albury, NSW, 11 December 1938, by by - J E N Davenport. Photo courtesy of the State Library of NSW.