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The Safety Bicycle (Shire Library)
Ian Jones
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Description for The Safety Bicycle (Shire Library)
Paperback. The safety bicycle, with front-wheel steering and pedal-driven rear wheel, has existed since the experiments of Kirkpatrick Macmillan in 1839, but his ideas were forgotten when the front-wheel driven boneshakers and penny farthings reigned supreme. In the 1870s, experimental safeties appeared, culminating in Henry Lawson's Bicyclette of 1879. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Includes bibliography. BIC Classification: TRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 82. New.
The safety bicycle, with front-wheel steering and pedal-driven rear wheel, has existed in some form since the experiments of Kirkpatrick Macmillan in 1839, but his ideas were almost forgotten when the front-wheel driven boneshakers and penny farthings reigned supreme. Then, in the 1870s, experimental safeties appeared, culminating in Henry Lawson's Bicyclette of 1879. Within ten years the modern bicycle had developed, to remain basically unchanged for over seventy years. Many specialist and experimental designs have appeared since the late nineteenth century most of which, if they passed the prototype stage, failed to attract the public and now languish in museums. ... Read more
The safety bicycle, with front-wheel steering and pedal-driven rear wheel, has existed in some form since the experiments of Kirkpatrick Macmillan in 1839, but his ideas were almost forgotten when the front-wheel driven boneshakers and penny farthings reigned supreme. Then, in the 1870s, experimental safeties appeared, culminating in Henry Lawson's Bicyclette of 1879. Within ten years the modern bicycle had developed, to remain basically unchanged for over seventy years. Many specialist and experimental designs have appeared since the late nineteenth century most of which, if they passed the prototype stage, failed to attract the public and now languish in museums. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780852638040
SKU
9780852638040
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About Ian Jones
After teaching history for ten years, Ian Jones joined the staff of Harlow Museum as Education Assistant in 1974. After becoming Museum Officer in 1980, he became responsible for the setting up of the Mark Hall Cycle Museum to house the John Collins Collection of veteran cycles. The museum opened in 1982 and received a Civic Trust award in the ... Read more
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