- Description: John Foster Fraser was a British journalist and writer best known for completing one of the earliest bicycle journeys around the world. In July 1896, he set off from London with two friends, Edward Lunn and F.H. Lowe, aiming to circumnavigate the globe on high-wheel bicycles made by Rudge-Whitworth. In just over two years, they covered 17'000 miles (about 27'000 km), passing through France, Germany, Russia, India, Japan, the United States, and many other countries. The journey was documented in his book Round the World on a Wheel, which was widely acclaimed and translated into several languages
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1868-1936
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foster_Fraser
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6233757
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Fraser John Foster, Round the World on a Wheel: Being the Narrative of a Bicycle Ride of Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-seven Miles Through Seventeen Countries and Across Three Continents, Elibron, 2004.
We took this trip round the world on bicycles because we are more or less conceited, like to be talked about, and see our names in the newspapers.
