The Cyclist's Anthology

Trailblazer

EAN: 9781905864690
Editorial: Trailblazer
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ISBN: 978-1-905864-69-0
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Edición: 1

Descripción

While the basic design of a human-powered vehicle comprising a wooden frame on two in-line wheels had already been in existence for some time, in 1817 Baron Karl von Drais added a rudimentary steering mechanism. This simple development drastically improved balance as well as the more obvious directional control and, with that, the ancestor of the modern bicycle was born. Most of us learn to ride a bike as a child and barely remember our first foray on two wheels, any more than we remember our first steps, but imagine how the fear of falling would haunt the attempts of the average adult learning to ride a bicycle for the first time. Then imagine if that adult rider was seated over a metre off the ground on a penny-farthing bicycle with the pedals on that tall front wheel! So the introduction of a chain-drive system in the 1880s, enabling the pedals to turn the rear wheel rather than the front one, was a significant advance in making it more user-friendly.

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