tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post579120963989227322..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Bicycles at the SmithsonianBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-63969129266137444192015-07-24T09:55:58.073-04:002015-07-24T09:55:58.073-04:00I find the photo of Major Taylor fascinating. An 1...I find the photo of Major Taylor fascinating. An 1899 image that looks very similar to one that would taken today: 116 years later.<br />The structure of the bike.<br />The position of the rider.<br />Spokes. Cut outs in the crack ring.<br />Where is my time machine so I can put him on a carbon frame?Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-69279218547793335932015-07-23T17:09:29.234-04:002015-07-23T17:09:29.234-04:00Thanks for alerting us to the exhibit.
The Wright...Thanks for alerting us to the exhibit.<br /><br />The Wright Brothers and Henry Ford were bicycle mechanics. (Ford would also become a bike-maker.) And Susan B. Anthony said that nothing has done more to liberate women than the bicycle.<br /><br />How many other consumer items have had such a wide-ranging impact?Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.com