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'''Cartoon about "scorchers" (bicycles) from the turn of the century (19th-20th).''' | |||
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Bicycle Parade from Golden Gate Park to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition on the north shore of the city, 1915.
More than 5,000 cyclists (known then as "scorchers" for the amazing speeds they achieved!) blazed a trail about five miles long in a spectacular "Good Roads Rally." Over 100,000 lined the streets on Saturday night, July 25th, 1896, as cyclists demanded asphalt and improved roads in San Francisco. Many riders preferred local Velodromes during this era.
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Video: Prelinger Archive
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Early San Francisco bicyclists
Albert Toff cartoon of a bicyclist with an umbrella.
Cartoon about "scorchers" (bicycles) from the turn of the century (19th-20th).