99% Invisible

The Safety Bicycle

Oct 25, 2022

33:17

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The Inevitability of the Bicycle

00:57

The History of the Bicycle Chain Drive

00:37

The Bike and Women's Suffrage

02:48

Bicycles - The Chinese Bicycle Industry

02:55

Introduction

1min

The Bicycle - The History and Mystery of the Bicycle

2min

The Evolution of the Bicycle

2min

The Evolution of the Bike

3min

The Bicycle Is a Machine That Anyone Can Ride

2min

The Safety Bicycle

2min

The Bicycle Fade and Its Importance

2min

The Bike and Women's Suffrage

3min

The Bicycle and the Tiananmen Square Protests

3min

10.

Bicycles - The Chinese Bicycle Industry

3min

11.

The Bicycle and the Black Lives Matter Uprising

2min

12.

Polyseugeneus - A Smarter Way to Find and Buy Life Insurance

4min

13.

B2B Marketing - Get a $100 Credit on Your Next Campaign

2min

14.

What the Future Holds for Biking

3min

15.

Is the Rise of the E-Bike a Crucial Development in Cycling?

4min

The basic mechanics of the bike are pretty simple --- it’s basically a triangle with wheels and a chain drive to propel it forward. No batteries or engines. It seems obvious in hindsight .... And that’s why most people guess the bike was invented a long time ago. Yet the ‘running machine,' a kind of early proto-bike, debuted around 1817.

For much more on the history of the bicycle, check out Jody Rosen's book: Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle.

The Safety Bicycle

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