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jmopp
10 months ago
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Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019)
The bicycles that were made from wood and iron gave an extremely stiff ride and were called boneshakers.
Ekaros
10 months ago
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At time when roads were not what they are these days. Lot of their improvement before cars became from bicycles.
Lio
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There's a good book about that very subject, The Roads Were Not Made For Cars[1].
https://roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/
kgabis
10 months ago
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I think pneumatic tires are the single most important invention when it comes to making bicycles comfortable and allowing smaller wheel sizes.
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