8) 1869-1883: The World’s first Bicycle Clubs

Where and when was the world’s first bicycle club founded? What were the bicycles ridden back then like? What were the goals of these early bicycle clubs? What kind of people joined together to form a bicycle club? What was their club life like? To what extent did these clubs have anything to do with the introduction of the first bicycle license plates? When were the first bicycle clubs founded in Switzerland?