▁date , ▁that ▁the ▁b icy cle ▁had ▁" be en ▁responsible ▁for ▁more ▁movement ▁in ▁man ners ▁and ▁mor als ▁than ▁anything ▁since ▁Charles ▁the ▁Second ." ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁b icy cle ▁gained ▁from ▁the ▁out door ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁The ▁Cy cl ists ' ▁Tour ing ▁Club ▁advert ised ▁a ▁week ' s ▁all - in ▁tour , ▁stay ing ▁at ▁hot els ▁recommended ▁by ▁cycl ists , ▁for ▁£ 3 ▁ 1 0 s . ▁The ▁youth ▁host el ▁movement ▁started ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁spread ▁abroad , ▁and ▁a ▁cy cling ▁hol iday ▁stay ing ▁at ▁host els ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁could ▁be ▁had ▁for ▁£ 2 . ▁R oder ick ▁Watson ▁and ▁Martin ▁Gray ▁estimate ▁there ▁were ▁ten ▁million ▁b icy cles ▁in ▁Britain ▁to ▁one ▁million ▁cars . ▁ ▁A ▁decl ine ▁set ▁in ▁across ▁Europe , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Britain , ▁when ▁millions ▁of ▁serv ic emen ▁returned ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁having ▁learned ▁to ▁drive . ▁Tri ps ▁away ▁were ▁now , ▁for ▁the ▁increasing ▁number ▁who ▁had ▁one , ▁by ▁car . ▁The ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁came ▁even ▁sooner . ▁McG urn ▁says : ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁inter - war ▁cy cling ▁was ▁character ised ▁by ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁and ▁a ▁steady ▁decl ine ... ▁Cy cling ▁had ▁lost ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁autom obile , ▁and ▁to ▁some ▁extent ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁electric ▁transport ▁systems . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1