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The original pedal-bicycle, with the serpentine frame, from Pierre Lallement's US Patent No. 59,915 drawing, 1866 New York company Pickering and Davis invented this pedal-bicycle for ladies in 1869. [27] [28] Bicycle historian David V. Herlihy documents that Lallement claimed to have created the pedal bicycle in Paris in 1863.
Johnson, Isaac 18xx– ? Inventor Held patent for improvements to the bicycle frame, specifically so it could be taken apart for compact storage [106] Johnson, Katherine: 1918–2020 Physicist, mathematician Made contributions to the United States' aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers at NASA.
Isaac Johnson may refer to: Isaac Johnson (politician) (1803–1853), governor of Louisiana; Isaac Johnson (colonist) (1601–1630), English clergyman and one of the Puritan founders of Massachusetts; Isaac Johnson (cricketer) (1808–1874), English cricketer; Isaac Johnson (racing driver) (born 2000), American racing driver
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James Starley in Coventry added the tangent spokes [4] and the mounting step to his famous bicycle named "Ariel". He is regarded as the father of the British cycling industry. Ball bearings, solid rubber tires and hollow-section steel frames became standard, reducing weight and making the ride much smoother. [4]
The 'diamond' frame's central, horizontal top bar forces the rider to swing a leg over the bicycle's seat. A Triumph step-through, ladies', or open frame Dursley Pedersen bicycle circa 1910 A penny-farthing photographed in the Škoda Auto Museum in the Czech Republic A Brompton folding bicycle Bicycle in Victorian Plymouth, England, with a predecessor of the Starley diamond-frame A cantilever ...
The Torker name was created by Johnson Engineering in Fullerton, California in 1977 for a BMX bike frame. [2] The first Haro bikes were made by Torker. [3] In 1982, Torker let go Bob Haro when he introduced his own line of BMX racing pants. [4] In 1984, the Torker Bicycle Company went bankrupt, and Seattle Bike Supply purchased the name. [5]
The most popular form of the safety bicycle frame, consisting of two triangles, is known as a diamond frame. A similar but different frame used in safety bicycles is the step-through frame. Despite the enormous variety of modern bicycles, recumbent bicycles are the only major variety of bicycle which do not use this same basic design.