Good old Victorian bicycles, the mainstay of every cycling-obsessed student's Cultural History essays. Women found freedom through the bicycle, which led to them getting the vote! The great class dichotomy, as cycling evolved from a hobby for the rich to a sport for the poor! That short story by H.G. Wells!

We're not sure why we had this page bookmarked on our work PC, since we already amassed huge library fines earlier this year as a result of taking out hundreds of books about the origins of sport and cycling, and really don't need to read anything more on the subject for as long as we live.

Incidentally, prior research is also the reason why we haven't even read the thing we're linking to! Relax, it's Lazy Update Tuesday, where nobody has to make an effort. Don't even click the link, just scroll on by.