c. 1905
A stuntman rides a bicycle through a loop-the-loop.
Image: Corbis
An ever saddled horse which eats nothing.
Columbia Bicycle Advertisement
In 1818, Baron Karl von Drais of Baden, Germany patented the design for a two-wheeled Laufmaschine, or “running machine.” It consisted of two in-line wheels beneath a seat and handlebars, and was propelled by the rider pushing off the ground with his feet.
Also called the “Draisine,” the device was created not out of fancy but necessity — Drais was looking for a substitute for the horses that had starved to death in the recent volcanic winter, caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. Read more...
More about Bicycle, Tech, Transportation, Play, and History
Source: Mashable http://ift.tt/1F5YXAO
EmoticonEmoticon