picture (and caption) pullman bicycle race

This is a photograph of what was called a main street bicycle race, which was held on city or town streets. The two participants seem to be wearing cycling uniforms or outfits with matching jerseys, hats, and knickers; the men may be members of a cycling club. They are riding what was called a “safety bicycle” with pneumatic tires. Safety bicycles had two wheels of the same size as compared to earlier designs with a large front wheel and a small rear wheel with solid, as opposed to pneumatic, tires. 9th & Main, Stillwater [Bicycle race]

9th & Main, Stillwater [Bicycle race]
Mounted albumen print
Photographer unknown, Stillwater, OT, ca. 1900
2000.005.17.0026