The Velocipedist
| Published | 1869-02-01 to 1869-04-01 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Price | Ten Cents |
| In archive | 3 issues across 1 volume |
The Velocipedist was one of the earliest American periodicals devoted to cycling, published briefly in New York in 1869 during the short-lived velocipede craze that swept the United States. Its three known issues documented the phenomenon — tracing the machine's origins in Europe, recording American inventions and patents, and anticipating a new era of self-propelled personal transport. A rare primary source for the first wave of American cycling enthusiasm, it predates the bicycle boom of the 1880s by more than a decade.
