Some unusual bike designs
On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 09:58:18 +0200
Peter Keller wrote:
On 7. 7. 2019 8:26, Rob Morley wrote:
Starley's "Rover" is generally considered to be the original
(successful) safety bicycle.
And the basic design lives on --
It must be one of the most successful transport designs ever. For the
first time humans could travel faster than s/he could run or ride a
horse.
I don't think the safety was as fast as the ordinary initially, it was
just a less hazardous way of going relatively fast, especially downhill.
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