on Aug 22nd, 2006Little change

I had the opportunity to view a few original bicycles from Orville and Wilbur Wright over the weekend. Before they made airplanes, they made bicycles. It struck me that not a lot has changed about bicycles over the many years.

Sure, technologies have changed, but the overall concept and basics of a bicycle haven’t changed. Some of the frames look similiar to the frames of today. A couple of the biggest differences today are weight and components. Today’s bicycles are lighter and stronger. They tend to take a lot more abuse today.

Oh how I long for the days when the front tire was 4 feet high!

4 Responses to “Little change”

  1. Davezillaon 23 Aug 2006 at 7:37 pm

    Those were some bad-ass rides back in the day!

  2. Davezillaon 23 Aug 2006 at 7:43 pm

    Something borked?

  3. Jasonon 23 Aug 2006 at 9:09 pm

    I hope these are fixed now. Only time will tell.

  4. Jim Amoson 26 Aug 2006 at 12:40 am

    lol dave, you remember back that far!? :P

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