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2. Odometer - Wikipedia

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   An electronic odometer (below speedometer) with digital display showing 91,308 miles (146,946 km) from a Jeep Grand Cherokee (WJ). An odometer or odograph is an instrument used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or car.

3. Cyclocomputer - Wikipedia

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   In 1895, Curtis H. Veeder invented the Cyclometer. [1] [2] [3] The Cyclometer was a simple mechanical device that counted the number of rotations of a bicycle wheel.[4] [5] A cable transmitted the number of rotations of the wheel to an analog odometer visible to the rider, which converted the wheel rotations into the number of miles traveled according to a predetermined formula.

4. Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) - Wikipedia

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   Brown maintained Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info, a web site highlighting a broad range of cycling subjects ranging from how to fix a bicycle flat tire to details on Raleigh and English three-speed bicycles, [9] Sturmey-Archer hubs, [10] tandems, [11] and fixed-gear bicycles. [12] He repaired cameras and was an amateur photographer.

5. Penny-farthing - Wikipedia

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   The second was the pneumatic bicycle tire, allowing smaller wheels to provide a smooth ride. An 1880 penny-farthing (left), and the first modern bicycle, J. K. Starley's 1885 Rover safety bicycle (right) The nephew of one of the men responsible for popularity of the penny-farthing was largely responsible for its demise.

6. Overman Wheel Company - Wikipedia

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   The metal parts of the Victor bicycle were all steel; it was the first bicycle to use no cast metal parts. [1] It was also one of the first bicycles to use a hollow pneumatic tire. [3] The first Victor bicycle, introduced in 1883, was a three-wheeled bicycle produced in Chicopee Falls. [4] It was the first American-made three-wheeler. [4]

7. Bicycle collecting - Wikipedia

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   Dave's Vintage Bicycles - Huge photo archive of Classic and Antique bicycles plus restoration services; National Bicycle History Archive of America - Archive of articles and photos about classic balloon tire bikes; Bunchobikes – Extensive photo site of one man’s collection of balloon tire bikes

8. Hubometer - Wikipedia

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   Hubodometer Veeder-Root Hubodometer Veeder-Root Original Veeder Counter Veeder Company Cyclometer Poster 1900. A hubometer (from hub, center of a wheel; -ometer, measure of) or hubodometer, is a device mounted on the axle of any land vehicle to measure the distance traveled by a vehicle based on the rotations of the wheel hub.

9. Bicycle tire - Wikipedia

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   A bicycle tire is a tire that fits on the wheel of a bicycle or similar vehicle. These tires may also be used on tricycles, wheelchairs , and handcycles , frequently for racing . Bicycle tires provide an important source of suspension , generate the lateral forces necessary for balancing and turning , and generate the longitudinal forces ...