Which excerpts from chapter 5 of wheels of change provide insight into changing social values of the time? check all that apply. "the bicycle," she wrote, "will inspire women with more courage, self-respect and self-reliance and make the next generation more vigorous of mind and of body.” in august 1895, a cyclist named ann strong caused a stir when she compared the value of a bicycle to that of a husband in the minneapolis tribune. politicians, soldiers, business leaders, and even the leading athletes in the new sports of baseball and football were all men. now the bicycle brought a taste of independence to women on a very personal level, and some of them took the opportunity to express their discontent with old traditions and expectations. bicycle manufacturers retooled their factories to build them [automobiles] and bicycle repair shops installed gasoline tanks to service them.