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History of the bicycle. 1886 Swift Safety Bicycle. Vehicles that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century. The first means of transport making use of two wheels arranged consecutively, and thus the archetype of the bicycle, was the German draisine dating back to 1817.
A safety bicycle (or simply a safety) is a type of bicycle that became very popular beginning in the late 1880s as an alternative to the penny-farthing (also known as an "ordinary" or "high wheeler") and is now the most common type of bicycle. Early bicycles of this style were known as safety bicycles because they were noted for, and marketed ...
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In 1886, Bettmann sought a more general name, and the company became known as the Triumph Cycle Company. A year later, the company registered as the New Triumph Co. Ltd. , now with funding from the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company , who were interested in promoting commercial use of pneumatic bicycle tires.
Updated October 8, 2024 at 6:43 AM. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce just personally made it clear that their relationship is still going strong. A fan filmed the couple spending time together after ...
Iver Johnson was an American firearms, bicycle, and motorcycle manufacturer from 1871 to 1993. The company shared the same name as its founder, Norwegian-born Iver Johnson (1841–1895). The name was resold, and Iver Johnson Arms opened in 2006, but since it does not manufacture parts or provide information relating to the pre-1993 company, it ...
The Swift Motor Company made Swift Cars in Coventry, England from 1900 until 1931. It grew progressively from James Starley's Coventry Sewing Machine Company, via bicycle and motorised cycle manufacture. The cars ranged from a single-cylinder car in 1900 using an MMC engine, through a Swift-engined twin-cylinder 7-horsepower light car in 1904 ...
Billy Blunt (1886–1962) – footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers; became the first Wolves player to score two hat-tricks during a season; twice he scored 4 in games [3] George Bradburn (1894–1975) – footballer, played as a centre-half for Southampton and Walsall in the years after ...