History of the bicycle
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The "dandy horse", also called Draisienne or Laufmaschine, was the first human means of transport to use only two wheels in tandem and was invented by the German Baron Karl von Drais. It is regarded a
1886 Swift Safety Bicycle
Women on bicycles on unpaved road, US, late 19th century
A penny-farthing or ordinary bicycle in the Škoda Auto museum in the Czech Republic
The lever-operated Svea Velocipede by Fredrik Ljungström and Birger Ljungström
Penny-farthing
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The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle distinguished by its large front wheel and comparatively small back wheel. It was popular in the 1
History of the bicycle
…same year, bicycle wheels with wire spokes were patented by Eugène Meyer of Paris. The French vélocipède, made of iron and wood, developed into the "penny-farthing" (historically known as an "ordinary bicycle", a retronym, since there was then no other kind). It featured a tubular steel frame on which were mounted…
Velocipede c.1870 by Eugène Meyer of Paris, Wielermuseum, Roeselare, Belgium, 2012
Advertisement for "Ariel" bicycle, c.1873
Singer "Xtraordinary", 1879, Coventry Transport Museum, 2009