The original protobike was developed in 18 17. But it's not until the 18 seventies that we have the penny farthing. It would take many more decades to figure out how to effectively deploy a peddling system, right? And i guess it wasn't until so this was in 18 17 that this original protobiked was developed.
Jody Rosen is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and a bike nut who has just published a rousing (and sometimes arousing) book called “Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.” Today, he takes us on a rollicking ride through the two-wheeled revolution, revealing the surprising ways bicycles have shaped the world in which we live.
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