Sugar Rabies

A List of Don'ts for Women on Bicycles circa 1895

highheelsandtwowheels:

If things go well I might be showing her my bicycle face …

nevver:

  • Don’t be a fright.
  • Don’t faint on the road.
  • Don’t wear a man’s cap.
  • Don’t wear tight garters.
  • Don’t forget your toolbag
  • Don’t attempt a “century.”
  • Don’t coast. It is dangerous.
  • Don’t boast of your long rides.
  • Don’t criticize people’s “legs.”
  • Don’t wear loud hued leggings.
  • Don’t cultivate a “bicycle face.”
  • Don’t refuse assistance up a hill.
  • Don’t wear clothes that don’t fit.
  • Don’t neglect a “light’s out” cry.
  • Don’t wear jewelry while on a tour.
  • Don’t race. Leave that to the scorchers.
  • Don’t wear laced boots. They are tiresome.
  • Don’t imagine everybody is looking at you.
  • Don’t scream if you meet a cow. If she sees you first, she will run.
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    among others: “DON’T WEAR LOUD HUED LEGGINGS”
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    Why is this hilarious to me? BICYCLE FACE.
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    via currentboat
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    “you DON’T go, girl”, right??? - tomball
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