velocipede Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

Velocipedia: some ancestors of the bicycle

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:November 20, 2020
Post category:History

It was 1868, and the pages of the monthly publication The English Mechanic were about to be deluged with correspondence from inventors keen to create a perfect personal transport machine.…

On ya bike! A gallery of bicycle pictures

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:November 13, 2020
Post category:History Miscellaneous Vintage Photographs and Photography

Bicycles are a common motif in many collections of old photos. In the 1800s "velocipedes" were an exciting innovation, with inventors of all stripes applying their fertile brains to create…