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Motorcycle Engine History: From Steam To Stroke, A Look At This Technology's Evolution
Roper's "velocipede" arrived in 1869. The hickory-framed bicycle powered by a twin-cylinder steam boiler was operated by twisting a throttle mounted to the handlebar — a convention so pure it persists ...
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Motorcycle Engine History: From Steam To Stroke, A Look At This Technology's Evolution
Roper's "velocipede" arrived in 1869. The hickory-framed bicycle powered by a twin-cylinder steam boiler was operated by twisting a throttle mounted to the handlebar — a convention so pure it ...
Watford Observer22d
The bicycle entrepreneur and Watford’s early motorists
After the 19th century’s pedal-less ‘hobby horse’ and uncomfortable velocipede or ‘boneshaker’ with poor ... Then, after 1885, cycling literally took off with the first chain-driven bicycle, of which ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation24d
Program: Colin Bisset's Iconic designs: design history of the bicycle
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