DBAISINE 1816. modem bicycle of to-day. Since 1816 the inventivegenius of man has been at work upon the constructionof cycles; but not until 1869, when the American ve-locipede appeared, can it be said that cycle manufac- … THE VICTOR FLYEE OF 1893. turing took even the slightest form as an industry.The bicycle of to-day is a radically different affairfromthat of five or six years ago. Within this period the safe-ty bicycle has superseded the dangerous high wheel; cushion tires have succeeded solid ones, and thesein…
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