Back at the turn of the 100 , the bicycle was one of the hot non - horse - powered mode of DoT uncommitted . It was also affecting all aspects of metropolis - support , admit dealing with crime . gratefully , in 1901 , Pearson ’s Magazineranan illustrated feature on how to use your bike to fend off attackers .
“ Self - Protection on a Cycle , ” by Marcus Tindal , is on the nose what it sounds like . The rather exhaustive report on bicycle ego - demurrer method , including but not limited to using the bike as a arm and to brake - checking oncoming aggressor . It ’s deserving mention that about one-half of the illustration have cleaning lady , whofamouslyenjoyed a sense of release with the advent of the newfangled applied science .
The whole Pearson ’s articleis online and detached - to - read . It ’s a bit of a trip-up to read about cycle culture back in a sentence when everything was a fixie and accessories were largely homemade .
Some of the wind are also wonderfully dated . Lamenting the pauperism for a spark , the magazine recommends “ the benighted cyclist obtain a bottle … and a piece of candle . ” All he has to do is “ knock a hole in the bottom of the bottleful , light the candle , and push it up the feeding bottle ’s neck . ” Boom , it ’s a bike lighting . And it ’s even sort of windproof !
Nevertheless , the ego - refutation methods really make up . If somebody ’s assail you while you ’re mount , why not use your bike as a weapon ? It ’s better thanjust reach it overand begging for your living . At least , if you win anyway . [ grofjardenhazy ]
GIFs byVincze Miklós
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