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James Starley: “penny-farthing” bicycle
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local government; SkyCycle
Components of a modern touring bicycle.
Trace the history of bicycles, the designs, the boom in the cycling industry, and how racing became an integral part
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William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield
British industrialist
James Starley
British inventor
Pope, Albert Augustus
Albert Augustus Pope
American manufacturer

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