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| Keywords: bicycles cycling races bikes competition stationary bikes stationarybikes winter sports orillia orillia bicycle club orilliabicycleclub orillia opera house orilliaoperahouse winter bicycle meet winterbicyclemeet ontario canada history blackandwhite monochrome black and white Date: 23 March 1897 Description: First Annual Winter Bicycle Meet of the Orillia Bicycle Club in the Opera House, 1897. The race took place with riders using Boyle Home Trainer stationary bikes. Each bike was hooked up to a very large dial in the back. Each man is represented by a hand on the dial, with each hand moving forward in response to the peddling of the competitors. Several of the competitors are from Thunder Bay. Looks like a tight race! Accession No.: 991.8.43 Date: 23 March 1897 Description: First Annual Winter Bicycle Meet of the Orillia Bicycle Club in the Opera House, 1897. The race took place with riders using Boyle Home Trainer stationary bikes. Each bike was hooked up to a very large dial in the back. Each man is represented by a hand on the dial, with each hand moving forward in response to the peddling of the competitors. Several of the competitors are from Thunder Bay. Looks like a tight race! Accession No.: 991.8.43 | ||||
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