Owl Drug in Los Angeles CA offers special #owl #bicycle delivery services for those in a hurry International #owl awareness day Los Angeles Times 3/22/1903

On International #Owl Awareness day, follow recommendation of this "wise old owl" to ride a 10 speed #bicycle #bikesky Learn more about cycling and 1970s from Bike 76 Va project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ Ad from Santa Cruz Sentinel 8/22/1974

55 years ago, teenagers recommended bike to work program with entire communities giving up cars for a week to reduce pollution Suffolk News-Herald, VA 10/7/1970 #bikesky #biketowork #bikemonth @bikeleague.bsky.social www.virginiachronicle.com?a=d&d=SNH197... 1970s biking bike76-va.vt.domains/home/

New blog essay explores contributions of "mystery cyclist" to improving bicycling infrastructure in Washington DC in 1970s, using articles published by @washingtonpost.com #bikesky #biketowork @waba.org @railstotrails.org @bikeleague.bsky.social Bike 76 VA: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po...

Perhaps you have forgotten what fun bicycling is-the sense of novel equilibrium-mastery of distance, rhythm of motion-reserve power. You are not merely a mere passenger, you do it yourself #bikesky @waba.org Eve Star DC 5/9/1905 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045... bike76-va.vt.domains/home/

Have you ever thought what a Bicycle can mean to you? Riding for pleasure, healthful exercise, save time & money riding to work. Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ #bikesky #bikemonth @bikeleague.bsky.social #arizona Newspaper Ariz Rep 5/1/1920 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020...

New blog essay for Bike 76 VA project explores recognition of bicycle month (2025) and bicycle week (1918) with common themes of health, fun, exploration, and transportation #bikesky #bicyclemonth @bikeleague.bsky.social News Leader Richmond VA May 6, 1918 bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po...

Chessie Trail in Lexington VA runs parallel to Route 76, providing #bikesky cyclists with rails to trails alternative. Learn more about route 76 from presentation hosted by Rockbridge Historical Society on May 4: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ @railstotrails.org lexingtonvirginia.com/outdoors/act...

Photo: red bicycle & blue sky along Blue Ridge Parkway near Montebello VA #bikesky. Learn about 500+ years of history along Transamerican Bicycle Route at May 4 presentation sponsored by Rockbridge Historical Society & @va250.bsky.social committee linked from project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/

50 years ago, Eddy Merckx wins 1975 Liege-Bastogne-Liege #LBL with sprint in final 100 m to claim 5th victory. Hey #bikesky! Learn more about connections between cycling in 1970s and history from Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/

150 years ago, cyclist John "Happy Jack" Keen beat horse Black Bess in 8 mile race: Keen trailed first 2 miles, went ahead in mile 3, and finished race alone after owner withdrew Black Bess #bikesky Virginia Herald 2/15/1875 virginiachronicle.com Bike 76 VA: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/

New essay for Bike 76 VA blog explores connections between Virginia Creeper Trail and Transamerica Route 76 in southwest Virginia following devastating impact of Hurricane Helene in Sept 2024: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po... @railstotrails.org #CelebrateTrailsDay #railtrails

Hey #bikesky! Commemorate Paul Revere's ride warning of an impending British attack on April 18, 1775 by riding 12.5 miles (20 km) along Route 76. Learn about connections between cycling and US250: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ @paulreverehouse.bsky.social @va250.bsky.social Corbin Coaster Brake 1890s

250 years ago, Gunpowder incident brought potential for rebellion to Williamsburg at same time as first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord. View Gunpowder Magazine along #bikesky Route 76 and learn US history from Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po... @va250.bsky.social

50 years ago, Don Boyd reached Pulaski in southwest Virginia on #bikesky trip across United States. In 1976, thousands made a similar trip during Bikecentennial, echoing Boyd's enjoyment of quiet moments along the way. Learn more from bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ Southwest Times April 6, 1975

Happy Monday #bikesky! #Bicycles brought about easier communication. Yet, the people who delivered these messages were often children working extremely late hours. The boy in this photo is only ten years old. #history #laborrights - "Danville Messenger," Lewis Hine, 1911, Library of Congress.

50 years ago, American newspapers reported outcome of #parisroubaix & plans for 1976 Bikecentennial route. Learn more about cycling, 1970s, and American history from Bike 76 VA 30 podcast episodes and weekly blogs: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ #bikesky Ludington Daily 4/14/75; Effingham Daily 4/19/75

100 years ago Belgian cyclist Félix Sellier won 1925 #parisroubaix Paris Roubaix race in 9 h 16 m. 50 years ago Belgian cyclist Roger de Vlaeminck won 1975 #parisroubaix race in 6 h 52 m. Learn more about cycling history over the decades from Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ #bikesky

New essay on Bike 76 VA blog explores 50 years since President Ford's proclamation of Earth Day in 1975 -- and long term connections to cycling and environmental awareness along Route 76 in Virginia bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po... #bikesky #earthday

50 years ago, Elton John's Philadelphia Freedom on top of US charts in April 1975. Learn more about freedom, the 1970s, and cycling from the Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ Photo The Trellis Philly: www.thetrellisphilly.com

50 years ago, Elton John's Philadelphia Freedom on top of US charts in April 1975. Learn more about freedom, the 1970s, and cycling from the Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ Photo @templeuniversity.bsky.social & The Trelllis Philly: www.thetrellisphilly.com

50 years ago, World Champion Eddy Merckx wins 1975 Tour of Flanders / Ronde van Vlaanderen. Explore connections between 1970s cycling and the present through the Bike 76 VA project, including podcast episodes, weekly blogs, and more: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ #bikesky #RVV25

Photograph from Amstel Gold race 50 years ago in spring 1975. Learn more about connections between 1970s cycling and Bicycle Route 76 in Virginia from the Bike 76 VA podcast, weekly blog, and other resources: bike76-va.vt.domains/home #bikesky Amstel Gold Race: www.amstel.nl/amstelgoldrace

Outdoor activities from spring 1897 included #bikesky cycling. Learn more about Virginia history and bicycling from Bike 76 VA project: bike76-va.vt.domains/home @virginiatech.bsky.social @virginiatechnews.bsky.social Richmond Times, April 4, 1897 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034...

Bikecentennial route announced 50 years ago, from Astoria Oregon to Yorktown Virginia. To learn more about US history along Route 76 in Virginia, listen to podcasts, read weekly blogs, and check out more #bikesky resources: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ Map: Idaho State Journal, March 28, 1975

Aline Black, Norfolk Virginia teacher who led legal fight against segregation, was honored in March 1947 by colleagues on her birthday. Learn more about Aline Black's career and history along Virginia #bikesky Route 76: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po... Norfolk Journal & Guide March 29, 1947

New blog post for #womensmonth by Grace Kostrzebski explores contributions of Norfolk teacher Aline Black to struggle for equal rights in Virginia. Learn more about segregation & civil rights by listening to podcast episodes for Fluvanna and Christiansburg bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po...

Episode 18: Buchanan tells the story of Mary Johnston - a #suffragist, a #romance author, and a #progressive Southerner. In contrast to others, she criticized white suffragists for not including African American women in the fight for women's suffrage. See the link in bio for her story!

On World #Tuberculosis Day #WorldTBDay learn more about Virginia's first public sanatorium established in Catawba valley in 1909, along the Transamerican Bicycle Route 76, from episode 20 of the Bike 76 VA podcast: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/podcast...

In March 1975, Americans celebrated 200 years since Patrick Henry's 1775 speech with dramatic readings and costumed re-enactments. Follow @va250.bsky.social @america250.bsky.social for this week's celebrations of 250 years since 1775 Learn more bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po...

New blog post, "Give Me Liberty," explores commemorations of Patrick Henry's speech in 1975 and 2025, with discussion of complex meaning of liberty in the revolutionary context of Virginia along Route 76 @va250.bsky.social @america250.bsky.social #bikesky bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po...

New blog post explores commemorations of Patrick Henry's speech in 1975 and 2025, with discussion of complex meaning of liberty in the revolutionary context of Virginia along #bikesky Route 76 @va250.bsky.social @america250.bsky.social bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po...

Come see us today, tomorrow, and Tuesday at the #VAM2025 conference! We love to talk to both #museum professionals and #bike enthusiasts 🚲🤝🏛️

New Bike 76 VA essay #womenshistorymonth by Grace Kostrzebski @virginiatech.bsky.social '27 examines history of freedom & bicycling, from the women's suffrage movement to recent advertising campaigns promoting bicycles as more liberating than cars #bikesky bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog-po...

Hey #bikesky! Did you know the #history of #bicycles and #parks are linked? The "Bicycle Craze" of the late 19th c. led to many parks being created so people had a place to cycle safely. The picture below is one such park! - "The famous bicycle tree of Snohomish," 1911, Library of Congress.

New essay #bikesky #womensmonth explores racers Tillie Anderson & Virginia's Blue Ridge Team Twenty28 www.facebook.com/twenty24proc... www.teamtwenty24.com www.instagram.com/twenty28proc... bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog/wo... Photo Sofía Arreola @abovefour.bsky.social tillieanderson.com/tillie/

Hey #bikesky! Guess how many times "bicycle? appears in State of the Union? #sotu Only once! In 1903, President T. Roosevelt credited the bicycle, telephone & trolley for "lessening the isolation of farm life and making it brighter and more attractive" www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/th...

Episode 5: Richmond deals with the ongoing debate of how to remember the Civil War and the implications of fighting to maintain slavery has for the past, present, and future of Virginia. While #blackhistorymonth may be over, our podcast celebrates #blackhistory always. See link in bio!

Hey #bikesky! We have really interesting posts lined up featuring #womenshistory and #bikehistory for this month. Come back every Thursday to this link bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog/ to see the full stories! #history

Hey #bikesky! Guess how many times "bicycle? appears in State of the Union? #sotu Only once! In 1903, President T. Roosevelt credited the bicycle, telephone & trolley for "lessening the isolation of farm life and making it brighter and more attractive" www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/th...

Bicycle commute to @virginiatech.bsky.social along Huckleberry Trail in Blacksburg, #railstotrails project founded more than 30 years ago: huckleberrytrail.org. Learn more about bicycling and history in Virginia from @bike76va.bsky.social podcast and blog: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ #bikesky

Happy Monday #bikesky! We hope this bizarre #comic brightens your end-of-the-weekend blues 😄 #history - "The graces of the bicycle," Currier & Ives, c. 1880, Library of Congress.

50 years ago the Bikecentennial became more widely known as plans developed for America's Bicentennial. Check out Bike 76 VA project to explore US history along Route 76: bike76-va.vt.domains/home/ #bikesky @va250.bsky.social @historians.org @ncph.bsky.social Source: Argus of Fremont (CA) 3/2/75

Hey #bikesky! Check out four #blackhistorymonth blog posts connecting Major Taylor, John Henry James, Booker T Washington, and John Punch to locations along the Transamerican Bicycle Route in Virginia. Learn while you pedal and listen to the related podcast episodes. bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog/

New #blackhistorymonth blog about Major Taylor, World Champion Cyclist, explores remarkable career of fastest cyclist in the world in an era of Jim Crow segregation in the United States. bike76-va.vt.domains/home/uncateg...

Go check out last week's blog post about #civilrights along Bike Route 76! And while you're there go ahead and check out the podcast episodes that discuss the topic 😉 #bikesky #history #blackhistorymonth

In the present day, biking-specific clothes are controversial in terms of style. Public opinion hasn't changed much from the 1890's! #bikesky #history - "The bicycle - the great dress reformer of the nineteenth century!" S. D. Ehrhart, 1895, Library of Congress.

New #blackhistorymonth blog post examines the history of Civil Rights along the Transamerican Bicycle Route 76 in Virginia, with links to episodes to related historical topics featured in the Bike 76 VA podcast #bikesky bike76-va.vt.domains/home/blog/

#UShistory is forever tied to #blackhistory through the horrible institution of slavery and the brilliant moments of rebellion against it. Episode 4: Kimages explores this dynamic – introducing themes of struggle, resilience, and resistance for #blackhistorymonth. See link in bio.

Here it is, your BlueSky #Bike Content of the Day for Monday, 2/17/25, Presidents’ Day. While I’ve ridden across the Potomac on the bike path added to the bridge named for him, I had no idea he was such a devoted bike enthusiast -