I've been looking into some of the early cycling clubs in Cincinnati and am curious if anyone else has done this for their own towns. Cincinnati's first club called "The Brighton Bicycle Club" was organized in 1878 and disbanded in 1890. Some of its members also were brewers, so apart from riding hard and racing they also apparently felt that lager beer was useful as a recovery drink. I have found that even in the late 1800's they had close ties with clubs in Chicago, Michigan, Lexington, and Philadelphia.

I think it would be great to post up some information or photos of other historic clubs.