Un article du NYtimes édité à Londres le samedi 24 octobre 1874. Ca commence comme cela:

A form of amusement which appears to be becoming very popular in England is what is called "bicycling." When bicycles were first introduced there was a disposition to treat them with ridicule, and many persons imagined that working a machine of this kind was simply a roundabout way of applying physical force in ...

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