Tag: touring

British Pathé, US Bikes

Post author By James Longhurst
Post date April 20, 2015

A 1943 newsreel shows Australian young men donning gas masks on their bicycles in preparation for wartime messenger service in the ARP.

What can recently-uploaded historical newsreels tell us about bicycle history? UPDATED!

Tags celebrity, cycling, digital archive envy, film, technology, touring, war

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January Dreaming

Post author By James Longhurst
Post date January 9, 2015

Bike touring maps and books on a snowy winter's day.

Thanks to the fine bicycle touring maps produced by the Adventure Cycling Association, I’m sitting at my work table and dreaming of a series of book tours by bike.

Tags adventure cycling association, tour, touring