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		bbsimonbb on March 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bicycle I read once that when draisiennes first appeared in 1817, it was a surprise to the inventor that you could in fact lift your legs up and balance. I forget completely where I might have read or heard this, but I love it so much I'm going to keep telling it. Can anyone confirm?

lqet on March 29, 2023 [–]

I can at least confirm that my daughter was very much surprised when her balance bike [0], which is essentially a small draisine, stayed upright when she lifted her legs.

[0] https://cdn.thewirecutter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bal...

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