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2. Step-through frame - Wikipedia

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   Bicycles with a high top tube (cross-bar), known as a diamond frame, were known as "men's", "gents", or "boys' bicycles". Even in the 1800s, women often rode "men's" bicycles and vice-versa; from the 1890s onwards, women commonly wore bloomers to cycle. Since the late 20th century, [citation needed] descriptions that describe the frame style ...

3. Bicycle frame - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Bicycling and feminism - Wikipedia

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   Feminism portal. v. t. e. The bicycle had a significant impact on the lives of women in a variety of areas. [1] [2] [3] The greatest impact the bicycle had on the societal role of women occurred in the 1890s during the bicycle craze that swept American and European society. [4] During this time, the primary achievement the bicycle gained for ...

5. Roadster (bicycle) - Wikipedia

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   The Dutch omafiets is a ladies' roadster of classic design. The ladies' version of the roadster's design was very much in place by the 1890s. It had a step-through frame rather than the diamond frame of the gentlemen's model so that ladies, with their dresses and skirts, could easily mount and ride their bicycles, and commonly came with a skirt guard to prevent skirts and dresses becoming ...

6. List of women's road bicycle races - Wikipedia

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   Horizon Park Women Challenge: 1.2 VR Women (ITT) 1.2 Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik: 1.2 Winston-Salem Cycling Classic: 1.2 Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau: 1.1 Chrono Gatineau (ITT) 1.1 Heistse Pijl – Heist op den Berg: 1.1 Zuidkempense Ladies Classic: 1.2 Diamond Tour: 1.1 White Spot / Delta Road Race: 1.2 Chrono Champenois (ITT) 1.2

7. Safety bicycle - Wikipedia

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   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.