The International Cycling History Conference (ICHC) is an annual event devoted to applying academic rigor to the history of bicycles and cycling. The first conference was held in Glasgow, Scotland in 1990. The proceedings of each conference are published afterwards.
Past conferences have been held around the world:
Notable presenters include:
At the fourth conference, in Boston, Massachusetts, Oct. 11-16, 1993, David V. Herlihy presented evidence that Pierre Lallement deserves credit for putting pedals on the dandy horse instead of Pierre Michaux.
At the eight conference in Glasgow, the German professor Hans-Erhard Lessing reported that the famous drawing of a bicycle adjusted to Leonardo da Vinci was a hoax.