Re: [CR]1955 British Cycle Touring Documentary

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From: "Ken Wehrenberg" <wnwires@htc.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]1955 British Cycle Touring Documentary
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 23:10:25 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: JHurley@jdabrams.com

Regarding John Hurley's question: "...has anyone read the book about the guy who road a boneshaker across the US in the 1890's? I never doubted the account when I read it in college days, but now that I think on it, it sounds like fiction."

John, and list: The book is Across Asia on a Bicycle. Thomas Stevens went around the world on a highwheeler in the 1880s. The two guys this book is about graduated from Washington University in St Louis in 1890 and left right away on the first trip around on modern, equally sized wheels bicycles. They went across central Asia, which was apparently more dangerous. The book has lots of photos, too.

Lewis and Clark had nothin' on them.

Ken Wehrenberg, Hermann, MO -- two Washington U graduations under my belt but no trips around the world via bike