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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 14 No.2 October 2017 @36

In the late 19th century the bicycle’s popularity was enhanced by the
opportunity it provided for flirtation. Allegedly, since cycling was
accepted as a social form of recreation, it was acceptable for a lady to
ride away with a boyfriend. In 1896 the Chaperon Cyclists Association was
formed in London to fight back, with the idea that the chaperon would
have to supply her own bicycle!!