International Cycling History Conference

2012 in Roeselare, Belgium

2010 in Prague, Czech Republic

2017 in Mannheim, Germany

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.

Past conferences have been held around the world:

2024 Stadt Wehlen, Dresden, Germany 2023 Cremona, Italy 2022 Indianapolis, USA 2019 Znojmo, Czech Republic (mid June) 2018 London, Great Britain 2017 Mannheim, Germany 2016 New Haven/Ansonia (Connecticut), 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