#1 These wheels and many others took part in a huge parade of more than 6,000 cyclists celebrating Bicycle Day at the Chicago World’s Fair; pictured left to right are Robert Van Deventer, Helen Trudel, Allen Blair from the cast of Wings of A Century, and Louise Lindsay from the Cycle Trades of America exhibit, 1934.

From Penny-Farthings to Ten-Speeds: The Wild Story of Chicago’s Great Cycling Craze

#1 These wheels and many others took part in a huge parade of more than 6,000 cyclists celebrating Bicycle Day at the Chicago World’s Fair; pictured left to right are Robert Van Deventer, Helen Trudel, Allen Blair from the cast of Wings of A Century, and Louise Lindsay from the Cycle Trades of America exhibit, 1934.

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