I received "The Bicycle" by Pryor Dodge for Xmas. Is a history of the bicycle. It should be in your local library and you will be able to easily plagiarize a 10-page paper from with no problem. But seriously, is a great book with wonderful pictures and illustrations of what became the modern bicycle. Racing bicycles on tracks was THE sport in the U.S. and Europe around the turn of the previous century. Major Turner (if memory serves me), a Black American, was the best of the best for many years. There seemed to be less of a racial barrier in bicycle racing during this time (although he did have some problems). Is an excellent book and the photos and history are great. Sounds like a fun paper.