The History of Cycling

>>2390366
>what if we made a fake horse, but with wheels instead of legs

when we realized using gears on a wheeled vehicle is more efficient than walking. Give people the knowledge off two and they will experiment on stuff until they invent new things.

bump for potential

>>2390406
knowledge off two?

>>2390497
of two^

>>2390366
When a nomadic tribe of fluorescent lycra-clad faggots decided they needed a faster way to spread their faggotry across the world.

>Have carts
>Hey, i have an idea, what if we make a cart, with 2 wheels, one in front one in back!
>That will fall over you muppet
Because no one ever tried.
And bike chains require complex metal working factories which wouldnt be seen until the 18th century.

>>2390503
oh

i still don't get it

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The real question is why did this happen

The real answer is that bikes without rubber tires are stupidly uncomfortable and near impossible to ride, historically they were called "Bone Shakers". That is why >>2390548 happened, because despite also being a near deathtrap, they were comfortable due to the gigantic wheel. As soon as rubber tires were invented we got normal bikes.

Without rubber you either have a gigantic stupid wheel or a smashed pelvis.

>>2390577
That is a great answer. Thank you.

Though I still don't get why the big wheel made it more comfortable.

>>2390585
More surface answer, a bump in the road isnt felt as much on a bigger wheel.

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>>2390577
cobblestone kills even with rubber tires. not sure when paved flat roads came about but bikes and roads probably evolved at a similar time

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>>2390615
That shit on an iron or wooden tire with no suspension on the bike...

>>2390615
You still find plenty of cobblestone in European cities, and many are very bikeable. America was way more hardcore about paving shit all over and is less bike-friendly in general. So I'm not sure that's true.