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Most public transit buses in the United States and Canada are equipped with bicycle racks, though they are far less common on transit systems outside North America. [4] [5] Bus-mounted bike carriers are usually attached to the front of the bus, and most are capable of collapsing when not in use. [6] [7] Some buses have rear-mounted racks. [8]
A porteur-style front rack and rear rack with panniers on a utility bicycle. A luggage carrier, also commonly called a (bicycle) rack, [1] [2] is a device attached to a bicycle to which cargo or panniers can be attached. This is popular with utility bicycles and touring bicycles. Bicycle luggage carriers may be mounted on the front or rear of a ...
Halfords remained in the BTCC until the end of the 2022 season, before parting ways with Team Dynamics ahead of the 2023 BTCC. [24] In January 2008, Halfords started sponsoring a mixed professional bike team, Team Halfords Bikehut, headed by Nicole Cooke. [25] Halfords announces a 15 month partnership to sponsor ITV National Weather from ...
A bicycle courier in London riding a fixed-gear bicycle with spoke cards A bicycle courier transferring urgent mail onto a high-speed train in Geneva, Switzerland. Bicycle messengers (also known as bike or cycle couriers) are people who work for courier companies (also known as messenger companies) carrying and delivering items by bicycle.
The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle. [1] It was popular in the 1870s and 1880s, with its large front wheel providing high speeds, owing to it travelling a large distance for every rotation of the wheel.
Bicycle carrier, a device attached to a vehicle (e.g., to a car or bus) to which bicycles can be mounted for transport; Bicycle parking rack, a stationary fixture to which a bicycle can be securely attached (typically using a bicycle lock) to prevent theft; Luggage carrier, a device attached to a bicycle to facilitate carrying loads
The term 'safety bicycle' was used in the 1880s for any alternative to the penny-farthing. The front and rear wheel were not necessarily the same size. [3] Later historians began to use the term in a more restricted way for the design that was a direct ancestor to most modern bicycles.
Although longitudinally stable when stationary, bikes often have a high enough center of mass and a short enough wheelbase to lift a wheel off the ground under sufficient acceleration or deceleration. When braking, depending on the location of the combined center of mass of the bike and rider with respect to the point where the front wheel ...