You also might want to think about the popularity of bicyles in this country
when they were first introduced at the turn of the century.  US was the
center of velodrome (track) bicycle racing during the 1920s.


At 12:21 PM 10/14/97 -0800, you wrote:
>You might want to think about the Wright Bros.' bicycle shop and the
>influence it had on shaping their interests and making flight possible.
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Peter B. Stevenson
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Field Museum/Chicago
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