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La Invención de la Bicicleta es el suceso histórico que permite entender mejor los aspectos revolucionarios de la modernidad. Una Revolución Industrial liderada por el amor al oficio, los saberes nómades y las destresas artesanales.

La Bicicleta, ese medio ....



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Bicycle Manufacturing in Wolverhampton

Bicycles were developed from the hobby-horses and velocipedes that appeared in France in the late 1770s. The rider had a steerable front wheel and sat astride the vehicle with both feet reaching the ground. The machine was propelled by the rider's feet, with a running action. Speeds of 7 or 8m.p.h. could be attained. In the early 1840s, Kirkpatric McMillan developed a pedal powered hobby-horse. The pedals were connected to the rear wheel by rods and cranks on each side of the wheel. The safety bicycle was patented by John Lawson in September 1879. It had a small front wheel and larger rear wheel with a pedal and chain drive. The bicycle with equally sized front and rear wheels was developed by John Kemp and William Sutton in around 1884. It first appeared in their 'Rover' machines, which were built at Coventry.

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