Aluminum rims and clincher tires ad from 1894
Aluminum rims and clincher tires ad from 1894
I didn't think aluminum rims or clinchers were a thing all the way back then.
Here are all the rest of the cycling highlights of The Iron Age like chainless drive too.
stationary trainer:
https://archive.org/details/IronAgeVol54Jul121894/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater
Bonus riding lawn mower:
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WOW! $100/bike!!!!
1894-nowadays that's about $3-4k. Granted a very very nice bike that's around par, but most bikes are wayyyyy cheaper
I guess before mas production of cars, bicycles were the aggressively marketed luxury consumerist product.
Funny, that simple mower from the late 1800s is the exact same design we had in the early 2000s. I guess great and simple designs don't change much. It worked great as a push mower!