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A Short Illustrated History of the Bicycle

From 1817 to the early 20th century

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: Historical, Penny Farthing, Tandem, Trike
Keywords: Drais, Draisienne, Hobby-Horse, Michaux, Michauline, Ordinary, Penny Farthing, Safety Bicycle, Starley, Rover

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Copyright © 2007-2012 By Carsten Hoefer - (contact)

Status: Completed Feb 2007Featured Journal #328
Last updated: Monday July 2, 2007 08:33 UTC -08:00 (edited Sat 18 Apr 2009 03:57 UTC -08:00)
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Table of Contents

Introduction
The Hobby Horse: 1817 - Karl Drais and his running machine
The Boneshaker: 1867 - Pierre Lallement, the Michaux family and their velocipede
Sociables, Trikes and Quadricycles
The Penny Farthing: 1878 - James Starley and his ordinaries
The Rover: 1885 - The modern bicycle born in England
Social Change: Suffragettes and Workers on Bikes
Bibliography and Bike Museums
Addendum: The Bamboo Bike and Other Oddities: Inventions that never took off

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