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i imagine horses would have been much better at handling the roads of the time, pre tarmac.
by sbmassey 14y ago
i imagine horses would have been much better at handling the roads of the time, pre tarmac.
- jlgreco 14y agoOh yeah, undoubtedly. Certainly so without proper pneumatic tires.
- dredmorbius 14y agoAt ~5 MPH for most travel, bikes wouldn't have had significant handling problems, though shock absorption on cobblestones would have been a bigger issue. If you ever get up close and personal with a stage coach, you'll likely find the suspension interesting, though most in my experience are spring-loaded but undamped. There are reasons long land journeys weren't generally looked forward to.
- sbmassey 14y agoI was thinking in terms of comparing riding a horse to riding a bicycle. I'm sure stagecoaches were miserable rides, but I don't think any kind of bicycle based technology would really compete with one.