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Roads. Bicycles are murder on bad roads. You could invent them earlier but probably not convince anybody to ride them?
by JoeAltmaier 3y ago
Roads.
Bicycles are murder on bad roads. You could invent them earlier but probably not convince anybody to ride them?
- nakedrobot2 3y agoThe Romans had roads... So did the Greeks, who also produced the Antykethera mechanism (precision machining)
- Ekaros 3y agoBut not the roads very suitable for bicycles. Even modern bikes are not exactly nice on many stone roads. Now remove air-tires and every little bumb will be felt.
- ekaryotic 3y agoI've read that penny farthings are great for bad roads though. One article mentioned they lost control and wheeled over a kerb without a murmur. you couldn't do that on a safety bicycle.
- Mordisquitos 3y agoNotably, cyclist associations were instrumental in advocating for road conditioning in the late 19th century and early 20th, both in the UK [0] and the USA [1], and maybe elsewhere. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_Improvement_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_Improvement_Association [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Roads_Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Roads_Movement