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Three Centuries of Bicycle Changes and Milestones
The Spokesman covers the evolution of bicycles from a 1400s rope-driven carriage to the modern safety bike. It notes Drais, Macmillian, the Ariel high wheeler, and the 1888 tire invention, plus US makers like Pope and Wrights, with a 1965 Vietnam raid milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoke Pages
England
Karl von Drais
Karlsruhe
Germany
Baron von Drais
Kirkpatrick MacMillian
MacMillian
United States
Coventry Sewing Machine Co
John B. Dunlop
Henry Ford
Glenn Curtiss
Charles Duryea
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Cedar Rapids
Albert A. Pope
U.S
Col. Pope
Columbia
Thomas Stevens
Oakland
Calif
Boston
Mass
San Francisco
Richard Berg
Northbrook
Ill
Santa Monica
New York City