THE EVOLUTION OP THE BICYCLE. 



Fig. I. — The hobby horse or dandy horse, the forerunner of the bicycle, which was patented 

 in France in 1818 by Charles, Baron von Drais. Fig. 2. — The so-called "Bone Shaker" in- 

 vented about 1865 by Pierre Lallement. Fig. 3. — "Phantom" bicycle intnnluced in Kngland 

 about 1869, its most important improvement consisting of wire spokes in tension in place of 

 rigid sjxjkes. Fig. 4. — "Bantam" bicycle intrrnluced in i8()3. Its fx«culiarity is an epicyclic 

 granng through which the wheel is made to revolve more rapidly than the cranks. Fig. 5. — 

 An early safety bic>'clc intrwluced in 1876. The crank and lever driving apparatus is similar 

 to that of a machine made by Kirkpatrick MacMillan in iS^g. Fig. 6. — "Kanganx)" bicycle 

 patented in Knglanrl by W. Hillman in 1884. The iK'Culiarity con.sisls in the use of a chain 

 gearing to increase the speed of the wheel. The principle is preci.sely that of the modern bicyc 1' 

 though the application of the chain to the front wheel made a cumbersome apparatus. 



