Re: [CR]RE: Early Bicycle Event...Local history

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Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:30:20 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: "Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]RE: Early Bicycle Event...Local history
References: <3D6FD808.F4750C07@memphis.edu>


Jim Cole wrote:
>
> A couple of days ago the Memphis newspaper had a short historical
> article about cycling in Memphis circa 1890's. While most people are
> pretty shocked to find out just how big cycling was in the late 1800's,
> I was amazed Memphis was so "cycle mad."

I have read that pre-1900, Salt Lake City had seven velodromes (at the same time). Can anyone confirm?

Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal