International Cycling History Conference

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.

2012 in Roeselare, Belgium

2010 in Prague, Czech Republic

2017 in Mannheim, Germany

Past conferences have been held around the world:

2021 Gent, Belgium (planned) 2019 Znojmo, Czech Republic (mid June) 2018 London, Great Britain 2017 Mannheim, Germany 2016 New Haven/Ansonia (Connectitut), 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]

References

1. "What does ICHC stand for? International Cycling History Conference (est. 1990)". Acronym Finder. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
2. "The International Cycling History Conferences". Pedaling History Bicycle Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
3. "About the International Cycle History Conference". Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
4. "21st International Cycling History Conference". Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
5. Berto, Frank J.; et al. (2016) [2000]. The Dancing Chain: History and Development of the Derailleur Bicycle (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA, USA: Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications. ISBN 978-1-892495-77-8. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
6. Berto, Frank J. (January 1, 2008). The Birth of Dirt, 2nd Edition. Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications. ISBN 978-1-892495-61-7. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
7. Lynne Tolman (September 5, 1993). "Lallement recognized as inventor of bicycle". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
8. Hans-Erhard Lessing: The Leonardo da Vinci Bicycle Hoax. In: Cycle Publishing, 1997.

External links

• International Cycling History Conference official web site