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The Picture of Free, Untrammeled Womanhood - How the bicycle liberated women (worldhistory.substack.com)
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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I love how they basically wore parachutes on their bikes back then, but they still enjoyed the hell out of the ride!

[–] Obelix@feddit.org 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Just imagine how people back then would be thinking about women riding in lycra

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

They'd lose their minds. 😂 Even women riding as they were must have pissed off so many people back then.

[–] pet1t@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Imagine the bike snobs back in the day: "this corset saves 3 watts!" "fellas, do you wear your monocle chain over or under your bowtie?"

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

"Aero top hats were 16" tall." 😂