I found this photo of a bicycle delivery man at the Salt Lake County Archives. Check out his kick-stand, and the umbrella he has tucked into his handlebars. The photo was taken at 1764 S. 200 E. circa 1936.
(Source: Salt Lake County Tax Appraisal Cards and Photographs)
If you're interested in the history of cycling in Utah, the Utah Historical Quarterly has published two interesting articles in their summer and fall issues. The article in the summer issue is titled "Fast Revolutions: Bicycles, Paved Paths, and the Creation of a Middle-Class Salt Lake City, 1890-1903" (by Ted Moore) and the article in the fall issue is titled "Speed Merchants: The History of Professional Cycling in Salt Lake City, 1898-1914" (also by Ted Moore). Both are available at the main branch of the public library, or the Marriott Library on the U of U campus.
Awesome! I've read that second article in the Utah Historical Quarterly about professional riding in SLC. It's really a great article.
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