London's first cyclists: when the 'dandy horse' was the talk of the town
The Rise of the Velocipede
Welcome to your weekly free newsletter from Londonist: Time Machine.
It’s over 200 years since the first bikes hit London. These early “velocipedes” were heavy, expensive and lacked pedals, but could still outpace a horse under the right circumstances.
For today’s newsletter, I’ve scoured the newspaper archives to find out what Londoners…