Highlighting an important yet often ignored part of Toronto’s transportation story, Wheeling through Toronto chronicles …
In 1895, an estimated 18,000 bicycles were sold in Toronto - an impressive number for a city that counted 196,000 people. Some buyers were repeat customers replacing old bicycles to keep up with year-over-year changes. The city's 1896 directory listed eighty bicycle shops, but other enterprises such as drug and hardware stores also sold bicycles to take advantage of the growing demand.
— Wheeling Through Toronto by Albert Koehl (Page 7)