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cathytuttle.bsky.social Cathy Tuttle @cathytuttle.bsky.social · Feb 1
African American inventor Isaac R. Johnson patented the folding bicycle frame in 1899, "so that it can be compactly stored -- as, for example, in trunks or compartments, or other small places, or conveniently carried, as in elevators, cars, or the like."

🎉February is Black American History Month🎉
Grainy, black and white photo of a person in a suit, white shirt and tie with a mustache. Several sources say this is black American inventor Isaac R. Johnson, from Wisconsin, born in the middle of the 19th century before the Civil War. Johnson also invented turn signals for cars and a kind of folding fire escape. United State Patent Office, Bicycle Frame Patent No. 634,823 Figure 1. showing the bicycle frame, and signatures. Full patent copy at https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/25/8d/74/941d0ae8d58528/US634823.pdf United State Patent Office, Bicycle Frame Patent No. 634,823 showing the component parts of the folding bicycle frame, plus signatures. Full patent copy at https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/25/8d/74/941d0ae8d58528/US634823.pdf United State Patent Office, Bicycle Frame. "for a bicycle frame that can be made separable so that it can be compactly stored -- as, for example, in trunks or compartment or other small places, or conveniently carried, as in elevators, cars, or the like." Full patent copy at https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/25/8d/74/941d0ae8d58528/US634823.pdf
February 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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VINTAGE POSTCARD Velo Cycles Cycling Our Vermond sprinters

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#VintagePostcard #CyclingHistory #VermondSprinters #VeloCulture #BicycleRacing #HistoricCycling #VintageSports #FrenchCycling #SprintingLegends #BikePostcard #EarlyCycling #RacingHeritage
April 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Real photo Paris Cycles Bicycle Cycling Militaria Soldiers

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#Militaria #VintageBicycles #ParisCycles #MilitaryBikes #WWIIHistory #CyclingHistory #SoldiersOnBikes #VintageMilitary #BicycleMilitaria

October 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days...
Stage 12 of 21

1949
4808 km
Winner: Fausto Coppi (Italy)

#cyclinghistory #cycling
July 11, 2024 at 11:55 AM
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Mac Robertson's Athlete's Chewing gum, 1898 advertisement in cycling magazine, The Australian Wheelman. - Royal Historical Society of Victoria, MacRobertson Collection.

#cycling #cyclinghistory #sporthistory
February 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
cpaphil.bsky.social
CPA Fantasy Happy New Year (bicycle bicycle)

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#VintagePostcard #AntiquePostcard #FantasyPostcard #HappyNewYear #NewYearGreetings #VintageBicycle #CyclingHistory #FestivePostcard #ClassicPostcard #Early20thCentury #NostalgicArt

December 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days...
Stage 21 of 21

1989
3,285 km
Winner: Greg LeMond (United States)

#cyclinghistory #cycling
July 21, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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Turns out I had the image in my possession all along!!

Sunday Quiz: How long did it take carpenters to build Olympia’s Six-Day cycling track in 1934? #trackracing #vintagecycling #cyclinghistory
The 1934 Sux Days Race Track Under Construction- Taken from an article in The Bicycle, 1936
September 27, 2026 at 9:17 AM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
Donaldson Lith. Co., Lithographer. The Donaldson bicycle lithos for the season of. , ca. 1896. [Cincinnati: Donaldson Litho Co] Photograph.

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#cycling #cyclinghistory #arthistory
February 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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CPA Velo Cycle Cyclisme Bouhours Champion Normand

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#VintageCPA #CyclingHistory #BouhoursChampion #NormandyCyclist #VintageBike #ClassicCycling #OldSchoolRacer #CyclingLegends #VintageCycleArt #NormandyChampion #BikeNostalgia #HistoricCyclist

March 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
A keen eye and a fun find! Thanks for sharing!!!

#Cyclinghistory #51Tour
beebsymca.eurosky.social Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸🚴‍♀️ @beebsymca.eurosky.social · May 10
Lads. Lads! Look at this! Found it in a shop in Carlingford. Cartoon by René Pellos. It is incredible!
1951 Tour de France.
Front cover Le Soir Illustré, 5 July 1951 A beautiful cartoon illustration of the 1951 Tour de France. Detail. Detail.
May 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
Squad Goals...

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November 20, 2023 at 5:16 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days...
Stage 15 of 21

1939
4,224 km
Winner: Sylvère Maes (Belgium)

#cyclinghistory #cycling
July 14, 2024 at 1:56 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days...
Stage 13 of 21

1952
4,898 km
Winner: Fausto Coppi (Italy)

#cyclinghistory #cycling
July 12, 2024 at 12:50 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
1896 The Start of PARIS-ROUBAIX

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April 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days...
Stage 18 of 21

1911
3,842 km
Winner: Gustave Garrigou (France)

#cyclinghistory #cycling
July 18, 2024 at 12:20 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days...
Stage 10 of 21

1927
5,340 km
Winner: Nicolas Frantz (Luxembourg)

#cyclinghistory #cycling
July 9, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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In 1894, Annie Londonderry set out to cycle around the world—proving women could be bold and self-sufficient. To fund her journey, she took on sponsorships, sold ad space, and gave lectures.

More than a cyclist, she was a pioneer of independence and entrepreneurship.
#CyclingHistory #WomenWhoDare
March 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days...
Stage 7 of 21

1948
4,922 km
Winner: Gino Bartali (Italy)

#cyclinghistory #cycling
July 5, 2024 at 12:50 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days...
Stage 5 of 21

1925
5,440 km
Winner: Ottavio Bottecchia (Italy)

#cyclinghistory#cycling
July 3, 2024 at 1:11 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days ...

Stage 2 or 21

1949
4808 km
Winner: Fausto Coppi (Italy)

#cyclinghistory #cycling
June 30, 2024 at 1:58 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days ...

1936
4418km
Winner: Sylvère Maes (Belgium)

#cyclinghistory #cycling
June 29, 2024 at 2:26 PM
cyclinghistorian.bsky.social
21 tour posters for 21 Tour de France stages/days...
Stage 9 of 21

1933
4,395 km

Winner: Georges Speicher (France)
#cyclinghistory #cycling
July 7, 2024 at 1:20 PM
postcardsfromnorth.bsky.social
As we're all new-ish, I'll re-introduce my old, small & neglected blog about women cycling in C19th Melbourne. I have written three chapters of a book about these women & drafted the rest. #history #Melbourne #womenscycling #cycling #cyclinghistory awiderworld.net
A Wider World
a girl's own journal of adventures by bike
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November 15, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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George W Bacon cycling map of Norfolk - showing 'danger hills' - Cloth mounted, circa 1900.

#Norfolk #cycling #bicycle #retrocycling #vintagecycling #vintagebicycle #bicyclehistory #retrobicycle #cyclinghistory #cyclingmemorabilia
cycling map of Norfolk 1900
December 16, 2024 at 11:23 AM