Cycling art, energy and locomotion: a series of remarks on the development of bicycles, tricycles, and man-motor carriages (1889)
Scott, Robert Pittis · Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott · leaf 99
uberosities of the ischia, e, e, or promon-tories of the pelvis. This position can be partiallyobtained in horseback riding by the sj)read of the legsover the saddle. When sitting upon a chair or buggy-seat, our weight is entirely upon the right bones in the THE BONES WE SIT UPON. 97 right way, but… … / \ / Bicycle saddle and anatomy. nearly straight down and the feet almost as close to-gether as when walking; hence, unless a man isenormously bow-legged, he cannot obtain a rest uponthe proper bones, as will be seen from the drawing,which shows the position of the body while workingthe pedals.…
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