William Henry Grout patented the Grout Tension Bicycle in 1870 introducing hollow forks, and adjustable spokes among other innovations. These developments being concurrent with James Starley and his work on the Ariel which is generally acknowledged as the first true Ordinary Bicycle. Thus Grout can arguably claim a share of the credit in the dev..
William Henry Grout patented the Grout Tension Bicycle in 1870 introducing hollow forks, and adjustable spokes among other innovations. These developments being concurrent with James Starley and his work on the Ariel which is generally acknowledged as the first true Ordinary Bicycle. Thus Grout can arguably claim a share of the credit in the dev..
1873 MEYER TRANSITIONAL VELOCIPEDE (1st Generation Ordinary / High Wheeler)47″ / 120cm Front wheel21″ Rear wheel As the first functional pedal cycles, velocipedes were very popular when they were introduced. But they were limited by the top speed attainable, which was around 7 mph due to..