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Cycling historian David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History (Yale University Press, 2004), will present a slide lecture tracing the rich, but largely unknown, history of bicycling in New York City. He will recount the bicycle crazes of the 1860s and 1890s, the Six Day Races held at Madison Square Garden, the pioneering campaigns by bikers -- not motorists -- for paved roads, and much more. The lecture will feature many rare and little-know historical images. May is Bike Month in New York City. Celebrate by exercising your mind as well as your body!
A Cyclist's History of New York
Saturday, May 24
2:00pm
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. (at East 104 St.)
Manhattan, New York City
Free with museum admission; bike parking will be available
More info: http://mcny.org/public_programs/all/848.html
Just one of the cool pictures that will be in the lecture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/44066239@N00/sets/72157605026809890/show/
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