Bicyclists at Grant's Tomb, NYC
Did you know that the first paved roads in the U.S. were initially intended for bicyclists? "...through the lobbying efforts of the League of American Wheelmen, which had 102,000 members in 1898. But new technology—the automobile—ended cyclists’ dominance, and the League disbanded in 1902. (It was eventually revived, and is now known as the League of American Bicyclists.).
Read the full article by Bob Monske at Bicycling.
