The 19th-century health scare that told women to worry about

[Ginny_Tory]

http://www.vox.com/2014/7/8/5880931/the-19th-century-health-scare-that-told-women-to-worry-about-bicycle

some late 19th century doctors warned that — especially for women — using the newfangled contraption could lead to a threatening medical condition: bicycle face.

"Over-exertion, the upright position on the wheel, and the unconscious effort to maintain one’s balance tend to produce a wearied and exhausted ‘bicycle face,’" noted the Literary Digest in 1895. It went on to describe the condition: "usually flushed, but sometimes pale, often with lips more or less drawn, and the beginning of dark shadows under the eyes, and always with an expression of weariness." Elsewhere, others said the condition was "characterized by a hard, clenched jaw and bulging eyes."

Careful women, or you might get "Bicycle Face". 😆

[CraigCreekRider]

"Given enough time away from the bicycle, a persons bicycle face wouldl eventually subside." Don’t let that happen 😆 Too Funny

[gar29]

I’m kind of partial to Bicycle Face! 😉

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