How did bicycle riding help women become more liberated?

Women weren't allowed to ride a bicycle. It was considered indecent to ride. Women in the early 1900's weren't allowed to wear pants nor show their ankles. With the type of clothing women wore with long skirts and corsets it was hard to get on an early bike as well. One enterprising bicycle maker made a tricycle for women to ride in places like a park or in their backyard. Women were required to maintain a certain level of proper behavior at all times.