The story of the Tom Davies Trio is a book for everyone who loves vaudeville and variety theater, the early days of bicycle racing circa 1900, and the history of these motorcycle performers who originated the daring wall of death. Beginning at the end of the 1800's with Tom Davies' bicycle racing career, follow three men from Manchester, England as they took their act, 'Motoring in Mid-Air' to theater stages around the globe for more than thirty years.