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2. Penny-farthing - Wikipedia

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   The penny-farthing used a larger wheel than the velocipede, thus giving higher speeds on all but the steepest hills. In addition, the large wheel gave a smoother ride, [22] important before the invention of pneumatic tires. [23] An attribute of the penny-farthing is that the rider sits above the front axle.

3. Velocipede - Wikipedia

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   Velocipedes from an 1887 German encyclopedia. Among the examples shown are a penny farthing and a boneshaker. A velocipede (/ v ə ˈ l ɒ s ə p iː d /) is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle.

4. Thomas Stevens (cyclist) - Wikipedia

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   In 1884 he acquired a black-enameled Columbia 50-inch 'Standard' penny-farthing with nickel-plated wheels, built by the Pope Manufacturing Company of Chicago. He packed his handlebar bag with socks, a spare shirt, a raincoat that doubled as tent and bedroll, and a pocket revolver (described as a "bull-dog revolver", perhaps a British Bull Dog revolver) and left San Francisco at 8 o'clock on 22 ...

5. George Pilkington Mills - Wikipedia

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   North Road 24-hour time-trial (penny-farthing) Tandem-tricycle record for 50 miles George Pilkington Mills DSO (8 January 1867 – 8 November 1945 [ 1 ] ) was the dominant English racing cyclist of his generation, and winner of the inaugural Bordeaux–Paris cycle race.

6. John Keen (cyclist) - Wikipedia

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   Also known as ‘Happy Jack’, John Keen trained as a carpenter but his passion was the new sport of cycling on high bicycles (penny-farthing) which were newly developed from the velocipede. It has been reported that he began racing as early as 1869 and when a racing track opened in Surbiton he won the first event.

7. Safety bicycle - Wikipedia

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   An 1880 penny-farthing (left), and a 1886 Rover safety bicycle (right). The first bicycle to be called a "safety" was designed by the English engineer Harry John Lawson (Henry Lawson) in 1876, [6] although other bicycles which fit the description had been developed earlier, such as by Thomas Humber in 1868. [7]

8. James Starley - Wikipedia

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   The penny-farthing or ordinary cycle was not safe, with a "header" accident an ever-present danger. Others had experimented with chain-driven "safety cycles" but the Rover made its mark to the extent that "Rover" (spelled with a W rather than a V) means "bike" in countries such as Poland .

9. Cycling in Canada - Wikipedia

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   The Wanderer's Bicycle Club at Queen's Park, Toronto in 1884. Penny-farthings and safety bicycles were used in Canada as early as the late-19th century.. Interest in early Velocipede bicycles exploded during the winter of 1868–69 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as evidenced by advertisements. [1]