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Faith Hunter: words and pictures: on air, in print and online

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Hard to imagine now, with not only a plethora of paper maps but also mapping apps, but comprehensive maps that would guide cyclists around the colony of Victoria were a novelty yet to come in the early 1890s. The few maps already created contained information useful to those travelling by horse drawn vehicles. Most travellers relied on local knowledge and weren't travelling the distances that cyclists could cover in a day. The first comprehensive touring guides produced for cyclists set the standard and went on to become the first maps to be used by those new-fangled motor vehicles yet to appear on Victorian roads. This detail is from The Cyclists and Tourists Road Guide published in Melbourne in 1896 and to be found at the State Library of Victoria. No self-respecting cycliste would be caught without it! #awiderworld #roadslikethese #notbeachroad #graveleur #betteronabike #bestiegoals #womenaus #vicwomen #vicwomentrailblazers #inspiringwomen #slv #statelibraryofvictoria
Strikes us that the Raleigh Rational Costume, pictured here, would be the perfect outfit for the Melbourne Tweed Ride coming up this weekend on Sunday May 19th. Mutton sleeves and knickerbockers, what a smart combination! #tweedride #throwbackthursday #melbournetweedride #fashion #awiderworld #womenscycling #vintagecycles #babesonbikes #history #cyclinghistory #melbourne #cycling
124 years on and the advise for a case of Mondayitis remains the same. There's not much a bicycle ride can't make better. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #awiderworld #womenscycling #mondayitis #babesonbikes #ridelikeagirl #chickfietst #womenscycling #sherides #girlsonbikes #wheelwomen #strongher
The road to adventure comes in all shapes and sizes. This is the coach road to Omeo, over the Victorian Alps, in the 1890s. Cyclists sought out coach roads as they were the most likely to be maintained and free of random tree stumps. Several adventurous Melbourne ladies enjoyed this strenuous climb on their fixed gear bicycles in the 1890s, but it was the descents that were really tricky! #awiderworld #roadslikethese #touringwithasenseofurgency #babesridebikes #cyclingwomen #ridelikeagirl #girlridemelb
Is there anything the French aren't more stylish at? While the French women who raced in the 1890s were infamous for their knickerbockers and style those touring at a slower pace certainly weren't being left behind in the style stakes! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #awiderworld #womenscycling #vintagecycles #babesonbikes #ridelikeagirl #touringwithasenseofstyle #whatpsiisthat #babesridebikes #chickfietst #womenscycling #sherides #girlsonbikes #wheelwomen #strongher #frenchstyle #vintagefashion #whatnottowear
Mrs Feldon Lady Cycliste's Costumiere claimed to be the patentee of her Approved Costume for Diamond Machines but I can't find that patent anywhere. Was she bluffing? Follow the link in my bio to find out more about the women registering patents for cycle clothing in the 1890s. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .#awiderworld #womenscycling #vintagecycles #babesonbikes #ridelikeagirl ##chickfietst #womenscycling #sherides #girlsonbikes #wheelwomen #strongher #herstory #womenshistory #cyclinghistory #patent #

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