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Description: | Grout 'Tension' bicycle, 1871. This could easily be mistaken as simply an early example of James Stanley�s ordinary bicycle (aka the penny-farthing), however this has a significant difference. The large wheel uses the W. H. J. Grout patent of 1870 making this a �Tension� bicycle. The tension of the spokes can be adjusted by tightening or loosening the screws at the end of the spokes, improving the rider�s control of the bicycle. The tension patent was also used in tricycles which boasted the capability of easily riding up hills while other riders with non-tension tricycles had to dismount and push. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | Bicycle | Temporal: | 1871 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Grout, W.H.J. | Identifier: | 1924-72 | Go to resource |
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