International Cycling History Conference Explained

The International Cycling History Conference (ICHC)^[1] is an annual event devoted to applying academic rigor to the history of bicycles and cycling.^{[2] [3] [4]} The first conference was held in Glasgow, Scotland in 1990. The proceedings of each conference are published afterwards.

Past conferences have been held around the world:

2024 Stadt Wehlen, Dresden, Germany (planned) 2023 Cremona, Italy 2022 Indianapolis, USA 2019 Znojmo, Czech Republic (mid June) 2018 London, Great Britain 2017 Mannheim, Germany 2016 New Haven/Ansonia (Connecticut), USA 2015 - Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, France 2014 - Baltimore, USA 2013 - Lissabon, Portugal 2012 - Roeselare, Belgium

2011 - Paris, France 2010 - Prague, Czech Republic 2009 - Freehold, New Jersey, USA 2008 - St. Etienne, France 2007 - Tampere, Finland 2006 - Toronto, Canada 2005 - Davis, California, USA 2004 - Vienna, Austria 2003 - Canberra, Australia 2002 - Muenster, Germany 2001 - Pigna, Italy 2000 - Osaka, Japan

1999 - Nijmegen, The Netherlands 1998 - Ottawa, Canada 1997 - Glasgow, Scotland 1996 - Buffalo, New York, USA 1995 - Johannesburg, South Africa 1994 - Cambridge, England 1993 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1992 - Neckarsulm, Germany 1991 - Saint Etienne, France 1990 - Glasgow, Scotland

Notable presenters include:

• Berto, Frank, author of The Dancing Chain and The Birth of Dirt, both published by Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications^{[5] [6]}
• Breeze, Joe, mountain bike pioneer and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee
• Herlihy, David V., author of Bicycle: the History, published by Yale University Press
• Norcliffe, Glen, author of The Ride to Modernity: The Bicycle in Canada, published by University of Toronto Press
• Ritchie, Andrew, author of Major Taylor: The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World and Quest for Speed: A History of Early Bicycle Racing 1868–1903, both published by Van der Plas Publications (not the inventor of the Brompton Bicycle)
• Wilson, David Gordon, author of Bicycling Science, published by The MIT Press

Invention of the bicycle

At the fourth conference, in Boston, Massachusetts, Oct. 11-16, 1993, David V. Herlihy presented evidence that Pierre Lallement deserves credit for putting pedals on the dandy horse instead of Pierre Michaux.^[7]

At the eighth conference in Glasgow, the German professor Hans-Erhard Lessing reported that the famous drawing of a bicycle attributed to Leonardo da Vinci was a hoax.^[8]

External links

• International Cycling History Conference official web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: What does ICHC stand for? International Cycling History Conference (est. 1990). Acronym Finder. 2012-06-22.
2. Web site: The International Cycling History Conferences. Pedaling History Bicycle Museum. 2012-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20120530233946/http://www.pedalinghistory.com/PHconf.html. 2012-05-30. dead.
3. Web site: About the International Cycle History Conference. Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications. 2012-06-22.
4. Web site: 21st International Cycling History Conference. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. 2012-06-22. https://archive.today/20130414081021/http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/training/events/details.cfm?id=372. 2013-04-14. dead.
5. Book: Berto, Frank J. . etal . The Dancing Chain: History and Development of the Derailleur Bicycle . 5th . 2016 . 2000 . 978-1-892495-77-8 . Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications . San Francisco, CA, USA . May 30, 2017.
6. Book: Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications . The Birth of Dirt, 2nd Edition . January 1, 2008 . 978-1-892495-61-7 . Berto, Frank J. . May 29, 2017.
7. News: Lallement recognized as inventor of bicycle. Lynne Tolman. Telegram & Gazette. September 5, 1993. 2012-06-26.
8. Hans-Erhard Lessing: The Leonardo da Vinci Bicycle Hoax. In: Cycle Publishing, 1997.