Re: [CR]Wright Brothers Van Cleve

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Wright Brothers Van Cleve
From: "Steven m Johnson" <grisha2@juno.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 09:49:12 -0400

On Sat, 5 Oct 2002 22:57:41 EDT CBKNYC@aol.com writes:
> As all here know, the Wright Brothers --- of flying fame, the first
> heavier-than-air controlled flight -- started in the bicycle biz.

On this page of books available from the Burgwardt Museum: http://www.pedalinghistory.com/Templates/PHBListGeneral.html there is a book titled "Wright Brothers from Bicycle to Biplane," by Fisk/Todd (1995), that covers their bicycle business.

The Wright Brothers ebay bicycle was a 1 to 1 geared bike used for cycle gymnastics, like the one used on stage in the "Six Day Bicycle Rider' movie.

Steven M. Johnson, Chesapeake, VA

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