The Velocipedist
MonthlyNew York, United StatesFeb 1869 to Apr 18693 issues across 1 volume
Ten Cents an issue
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.
