Wheels of Freedom

On cycling pioneer Kittie Knox — and the movie that someone should make about her

I’m picturing a movie.

In the opening scene, Kittie Knox is threading a needle. She sits at a workbench in a cramped little shop. Fabrics are draped all around her, and headless mannequins wear half-made dresses. Kittie licks the thread, but she’s having trouble pushing it…