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The bicycles that were made from wood and iron gave an extremely stiff ride and were called boneshakers.
by jmopp 3y ago
The bicycles that were made from wood and iron gave an extremely stiff ride and were called boneshakers.
- Ekaros 3y agoAt time when roads were not what they are these days. Lot of their improvement before cars became from bicycles.
- Lio 3y agoThere's a good book about that very subject, The Roads Were Not Made For Cars[1]. https://roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/ https://roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/
- kgabis 3y agoI think pneumatic tires are the single most important invention when it comes to making bicycles comfortable and allowing smaller wheel sizes.