Archiving Angeles (AA): Los Angeles Bicycle Club

By Jason Burns
March 6th, 2009 @ 4:11 PM History

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They knew bike culture before the phrase existed.They knew how to properly spell the word “riders.”

They were members of the Los Angeles Bicycle Club.

The year was 1887.

Photo from the USC Digital Archive

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8 Comments so far

  1. Lucinda Michele (la_michele) on March 6th, 2009 @ 4:36 pm

    Is "riders" an antiquated version of the modern "ridazz?" Hmm.


  2. soapboxla on March 6th, 2009 @ 4:39 pm

    It’s interesting to note that even then, they rode fixies and wore hipster pants! wOOt!


  3. Julia Frey (lajulia) on March 6th, 2009 @ 4:46 pm

    Some things never change…


  4. bdrucla on March 6th, 2009 @ 4:56 pm

    i think dude no. 4 has my mustache


  5. Verdell Wilson (missrftc) on March 6th, 2009 @ 5:46 pm

    I have a smaller version of one of those bikes. It’s in my garage right now! Let’s ride!


  6. Burns! (burns) on March 6th, 2009 @ 6:04 pm

    I really want one of those bikes. And one of those mustaches.


  7. frazgo on March 6th, 2009 @ 6:06 pm

    great find, see even then we were the leader of the pack.


  8. Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines (pingback) on March 9th, 2009 @ 11:38 am

    [...] LA Bike Club Promo Photo Circa 1887 (Metblogs) [...]



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