Velocipedes from an 1887 German encyclopedia. Among the examples shown are a penny farthing and a boneshaker. A velocipede (/ vəˈlɒsəpiːd /) is a human-powered land vehicle with …

Success of penny-farthing and French boneshaker had more lasting influence on the history of the bicycle. Its designs received numerous upgrades in the decades after they were originally …

velocipede, version of the bicycle reinvented in the 1860s by the Michaux family of Paris. Its iron and wood construction and lack of springs earned it the nickname “boneshaker.” It was driven …

The term boneshaker was used to describe the early velocipedes that used wooden wheels compared to those with wire spokes and rubber tires. Velocipedes with a large front wheel are …

Velocipede wheels were manufactured from ash or hickory wood with a metal rim, as for a carriage wheel. This type of wheel could only be increased to about 1.25 m. before it became …

This Vélocipède, made by Laurent Poncet, is an example of that later, pedaled version. With wooden wheels, iron “tires”, and lack of springs, this style bicycle earned the nickname …

1870 Velocipede Boneshaker Tricycle. 32″ Front wheel. 29.5″ Rear wheels. LENGTH: 60″. WIDTH: 30″. HEIGHT: 47″. The velocipede bicycle came in and went out of fashion in the …

The velocipede is made from a heavy forged bar with a fork at its lower end to hold the rear wheel. A vertical iron fork, topped by a horizontal handlebar holds the front wheel.

The seat on the museum’s velocipede sits on top of the frame like a contemporary bicycle, unfortunately the handlebars are missing. With solid iron rim or solid rubber tyres and no …

The first boneshaker race took place in 1868 in Paris, in the Saint-Cloud Park. The winner was the American James Moore. In 3 minutes and 50 seconds he covered 1,200 meters.