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2. Bicycle saddle - Wikipedia

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   Women-specific saddles were introduced and widely marketed in the early days of cycling. For instance, the 1898 "Christy Anatomical saddle", developed by Spalding , was designed with a hollow seat for avoiding any friction on the genitalia.

3. Georgena Terry - Wikipedia

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   The bicycles were hand-built with frame geometries and wheel sizes designed to better fit women, and her business grew rapidly from 20 bicycles in 1985 to 5,000 in 1987. [4] She developed and patented a design of bike saddle specifically for women in 1991 [5] and handlebars with reduced diameter to suit people with smaller hands in 1994. [6]

4. Bicycling and feminism - Wikipedia

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   Another concern doctors had about women riding the bicycle was over their sexual health. Doctors believed that the bicycle saddle taught masturbation to women and girls. Riding astride anything was seen as too masculine for any proper woman. These physicians wrote in detail in medical journals about how the bicycle could be used for masturbation:

5. Selle Royal - Wikipedia

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   Selle Royal Spa is a company from Vicenza, Italy, founded in 1956 by Riccardo Bigolin, producing saddles for bicycles.In 1965, a formal establishment of Selle Royal Sp.A. was made in Vicenza for the production and distribution of bicycle saddles.

6. Bicycle - Wikipedia

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   A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe. By the early 21st century there were more ...

7. List of bicycle types - Wikipedia

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   On an upright bicycle, also called a safety bicycle, the rider sits astride the saddle. On a recumbent bicycle the rider reclines or lies supine. Recumbent bicycles (also 'bents) are designed to maximise comfort and minimise wind resistance, because the rider in a supine or semi-supine position. Whereas most of the other types of bicycle in ...