Bicycling for ladies : with hints as to the art of wheeling, advice to beginners, dress, care of the bicycle, mechanics, training, exercise, etc., etc. (1896)
Ward, Maria E · New York : Brentano's · leaf 123
NKLE MOTION. If you are going to ride the bicycle for the sake of seeing how many miles you can go in a given length of time, and you don’t care how you look, and you don’t care what effect your riding has on the minds of others, and you don’t care what the general opinion of the non-riding public… … But if, on the other hand, you are to use the wheel for health, comfort and happiness, if you have the instincts that enable you to enjoy the beauties ; of nature, if you have in mind what your non-riding friends might think of you, if you are anxious to appear like a gentleman, and show the world…
Cycling · Cycling for women
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