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I also love the fact that there was this late-19th-century Cambrian Explosion of cycle designs of varying degrees of madness; pretty much every non-electronic innovation since will have been tried then (albeit possibly with limited original success). Full-susser? Check. Variable-ratio cranks? Check. Ergonomic saddle guaranteed to cosset your gooch? Check.
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Isn't it mad though how the essential design of the bicycle has barely changed in a century. Look at those wheels! The fundamental mechanics are all identical to today, except the brake actuation mechanism perhaps - is that rod or cable?