I know the war years were hard on the French people, but looking at those
pictures of the streets of Paris not clogged with autos is really something.
On Saturday, December 7, 2013 11:41:01 AM UTC-6, Jan Heine wrote:
I hadn't really thought about bicycles as a tool for resistance in today's
I didn't realize the occupation was such a driving force on the evolution
of lightweight bicycles, but it certainly makes sense.
On Sunday, December 8, 2013 7:26:24 AM UTC-6, Matthew J wrote:
I know the war years were hard on the French people, but looking at those
pictures of the streets
So true; the Place de la Concorde not an ocean of cars and some bleating
horns? Not so bad in of itself.
Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh
On Sunday, December 8, 2013 8:26:24 AM UTC-5, Matthew J wrote:
I know the war years were hard on the French people, but looking at those
pictures of the streets
It always amazes me how much resilience people show when faced with
difficult conditions. During my research on the René Herse story, I was
surprised to learn that cycling and even the building of high-end bicycles
continued during the German occupation of France during the war. Recently,
I
Thank you for sharing this! I've been fascinated by WWII, the resistance,
and the holocaust, for years. Studied the history and the literature
pretty extensively. I recently wrote a piece about bicycles as a
symbol/tool of resistance. It was inspired by a history professor and a
discussion we
I hadn't really thought about bicycles as a tool for resistance in today's
society. That may explain why some drivers are so enraged by cyclists on
the road!
Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
www.bikequarterly.com
Follow our blog at www.janheine.wordpress.com
On Saturday, December 7, 2013
