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The bicycles that were made from wood and iron gave an extremely stiff ride and were called boneshakers.
by jmopp 2y ago
The bicycles that were made from wood and iron gave an extremely stiff ride and were called boneshakers.
- Ekaros 2y agoAt time when roads were not what they are these days. Lot of their improvement before cars became from bicycles.
- Lio 2y agoThere's a good book about that very subject, The Roads Were Not Made For Cars[1]. https://roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/ https://roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/
- kgabis 2y agoI think pneumatic tires are the single most important invention when it comes to making bicycles comfortable and allowing smaller wheel sizes.