02 October 2011

Early tricycle

Iron wheels, no suspension.  I bet it was a bumpy ride.

From The Flowers of Romance, via old photos, young kids.

4 comments:

  1. From an engineering point of view, there are a few bits that are far from ideal. The length of the steering tube is too short to give decent support to the forks - spacing the bearings further apart wouldn't cost appreciably more, but would make it more durable.

    The spokes are - er - rudimentary?

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  2. If you look carefully, you'll see that the seat actually IS sprung - it's mounted to a curved piece of metal that acts like a spring. We had one of these in our antique store for age before someone bought it to use as part of their decor, and our daughter actually used to ride it!

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  3. And the girl looks like a young Lady Gaga...

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  4. There are no springs or shocks on a modern tricycle, either.

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