The hidden dangers of cycling

[gareth_rees]

A list of Don’ts for women on bicycles, c. 1895 has been doing the rounds. It consists of about 20% good advice (“don’t criticize people’s ‘legs’”) to 80% sexism (“don’t use bicycle slang: leave that to the boys”). But what on earth does this mean:

( Don’t cultivate a ‘bicycle face’. )