Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Bicycling
Here you can learn all about bicycling as a sport! Find out what kind of equipment you'll need to get started, how to play it safe, some tips, and more!
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Sports and Leisure
Read about the options for leisure time in the Gilded Age for the typical American. Baseball, vaudeville, and bicycling all came into their own in the 1890s.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: The Science of Cycling
Very informative site from The Exploratorium about the science of bicycling. You can learn about the development of the wheel, how gears work on a bike, even how brakes were developed. Perfect site for research on bikes.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: The Rider
This non-prose poem questions whether riding a bicycle can help prevent the feeling of loneliness.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Cycling Trainers Prompt Cards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains trainers' prompt cards for cycling safety. Topics covered in this flipchart include hand signals, applying the brakes and turning out of junctions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Bicycle
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart the science of cycling is discussed. What makes the bicycle the most effective form of transportation today, what muscles are used while cycling, and different uses of energy are all...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Bicycle History
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students learn the technological and mechanical advances throughout bicycle history.
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Curated OER
[Bicycle for Two]
"1896 found the United States in the middle of a bicycle craze." Great site from Vassar College all about bicycles in the Gilded Age from 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons.