It is easy to see bicycles as commonplace machines, but at the end
of the nineteenth-century there was no other piece of technology
which attracted the same level of excitement, discussion or
controversy. Significant societal shifts followed the invention of
the modern bicycle and with cycling's ever-increasing popularity
there has never been a better time to tell this story. Revolution
delves into the social history of cycling in 1890s Britain while
exploring international parallels that existed in countries such as
the US, France and Australia. Drawing on a range of sources from
cycling club journals to the writings of H.G. Wells, the book
illuminates the major impact the bicycle had on the day-to-day
lives of people across the social spectrum with millions
experiencing a cheap and personalised means of transport for the
first time. Particularly for women it was known as the great
emancipator from crib, kitchen and convention. Affordable to the
working class, cycling dramatically increased the number of
potential marriage partners, bridging the gaps between villages, to
the extent that leading biologist Steve Jones has ranked the
invention of the bicycle as the most important event in recent
human evolution. From cycling as a source of fashion and
socialising in sporting clubs, to travel around the British
countryside, to its importance for widening the gene pool and its
role in the women's liberation movement Revolution presents the
bicycle as a marvel of modern technology that transformed Britain
and the world over.
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