Bicycle History Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Father of the bicycle
A
(Baron) Karl von Drais
Velocipede, Hobby Horse, 1817
Germany
2
Q
Added crank and pedals to front wheel
A
Pierre Michaud ca. 1860
France
3
Q
Ordinary/Penny Farthing
A
James Starley 1870
England
4
Q
First US manufacturer
A
Albert Pope, after 1876 Centennial Exposition
Hartford Conn.
Columbia Bicycles
5
Q
Safety bicycle
A
John Kemp Starley (nephew of James)
1885
England
6
Q
Bike numbers USA
A
Mid-1890’s
300 manufacturers
1,000,000 bikes sold
7
Q
Mark Twain on bicycles
A
“Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live.”
8
Q
pneumatic tires
A
John Boyd Dunlop
1888
Scotland
9
Q
replaceable bicycle tubes
A
1920’s
10
Q
Susan B. Anthony on bicycles
A
The bicycle “has done more to emancipate women than any one thing in the world.”
11
Q
1st electric bicycle patent
A
Ogden Bolton, 1895
12
Q
Internal hub gears
A
1903
