Synopses & Reviews
This is a special cloth hardcover gift edition reproduction of the original 1901 book which was one of the first to promote daring tricks for weird and wonderful acrobatics on two wheels, such as handle bar riding, riding backward and standing on the seat riding, hands off! Illustrated with period photographs showing outlandish daredevil "fancy cycling" stunts that have to be seen to be believed, it wonderfully captures a bygone age when popular fads and crazes were met with wild enthusiasm and is a delightful keepsake for cycling or sports enthusiasts.
Table of Contents
I. Our Little Ones
II. The Evolution of the Coast
III. The Ramifications of the Stationary Balance
IV. Heads and Posts, Tilting at the Ring (Sword), Tent-Pegging
V. Deeds of Derring-do
VI. Combined Pastimes
VII. Side-Riding, Double-Riding