[velocipedes) were briefly popular among the wealthier
classes in england and parts of the united states. but
with no brakes and with their main power coming from
the rider's feet running along the ground, these wooden
"horses" had their limitations.
inventors began to explore the idea of attaching cranks or
pedals to the velocipede's wheels as early as the 1820s.
-wheels of change,
sue macy
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