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#125910 - 03/23/04 07:40 AM velocipede
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/18/01
Posts: 13858 Trying to find "stumpjumper" to post about "tub thumper"
I found this picture of a velocipede:
http://www.thanetonline.com/RamsgateMotorMuseum/1870_boneshaker_or_velocipede.htm
On 1870 unpaved roads, that must have given your tailbones
a thumping!
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#125911 - 04/08/04 06:44 AM Re: velocipede
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enthusiast
Registered: 03/16/00
Posts: 315
Loc: Italy - Perugia is a town with... Do you feel the root?
Veloci-pede
velocita'=speed
piede = feet
in other words, a way for moving fast
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#125912 - 07/12/04 03:46 PM Re: velocipede
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 08/27/02
Posts: 2154
Loc: British Columbia, Canada The early ones had no pedals so the pelvis and spine (to be polite about it) would take the entire force. And no brakes - it's a wonder anyone survived to keep inventing!
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