19th century cyclists paved the way for modern motorists' roads

[euphonius]

At least the bikes are moving!

Oh, and in this brilliant picture:



What a lovely bicycle -- surely a Raleigh, with the brilliant Sturmey-Archer internal 3-speed hub gearing -- and what a lovely umbrella. Very hard to get design and quality like that these days, and it's the whole vicious cycle of "innovation" and "marketing" that's to blame.

thanks for posting!