Comments on: Happy Birthday, JK Starley: Inventor of the Modern Bicycle http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/ Blog for bikeleague Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Allen Starley http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-37071 Allen Starley Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:26:49 +0000 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=11878#comment-37071 Thanks to my great great great uncle for inventing the bicycle. Happy Birthday!

I wish he could see my new Starley Bike from Starleybikes.com.

]]> By: Happy Birthday, JK Starley: Inventor of the Modern Bicycle « In The Spin http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-37068 Happy Birthday, JK Starley: Inventor of the Modern Bicycle « In The Spin Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:08:38 +0000 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=11878#comment-37068 [...] via Bikeleague.org Blog » Blog Archive » Happy Birthday, JK Starley: Inventor of the Modern Bicycle. [...]

]]> By: Tesla Model S, Smartville, A123, Rinspeed MicroMax EV, Magic Iris… (Clean Transport News Of The Week) | AtisSun Solar Insider News http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-37067 Tesla Model S, Smartville, A123, Rinspeed MicroMax EV, Magic Iris… (Clean Transport News Of The Week) | AtisSun Solar Insider News Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:00:15 +0000 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=11878#comment-37067 [...] Happy Birthday, JK Starley: Inventor Of The Modern Bicycle: “Whether you bomb down hills on a sleek road bike or cruise to work on a sturdy Dutch commuter, all stripes of cyclists can probably all agree: The bike is simply one of the most brilliant inventions of the past 150 years. And today is the birthday of the man who created the modern cloth from which all bike are cut.” [...]

]]> By: Tonight’s post, which is not about bicycling at first, though I try to make up for it later « BikingInLA http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-37066 Tonight’s post, which is not about bicycling at first, though I try to make up for it later « BikingInLA Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:50:48 +0000 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=11878#comment-37066 [...] the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer tandem bike, of a sort. Bike commuting in Rio. Celebrate the birthday of the man who invented the modern bicycle 158 years [...]

]]> By: A birthday tribute to JK Starley – Bicycle Design http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-37065 A birthday tribute to JK Starley – Bicycle Design Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:36:32 +0000 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=11878#comment-37065 [...] sites and blogs are joining in the birthday celebrations today. Posts at BikeBiz, The League of American Bicyclists, and Bike World News are just a few of the ones that I have seen so far. If you are riding a bike [...]

]]> By: Carlton Reid http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-37064 Carlton Reid Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:01:15 +0000 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=11878#comment-37064 Matt

I also have a long article about Lallement on the site, including the first bicycle crash, the first header, the first lots of things. I also race his exact route in New Haven.

http://www.roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com/worlds-first-cycling-faceplant-1865-rider-wasnt-wearing-a-helmet-but-didnt-die/

Lallement’s velocipede led to a brief bike craze, then a Michaux bike was taken to Coventry, England, where a certain James Starley made some improvements to it, creating the Ariel, which became the ‘Penny Farthing’. JK Starley is James Starley’s nephew.

]]> By: Ron Rizzardi http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-37063 Ron Rizzardi Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:30:34 +0000 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=11878#comment-37063 Pierre’s design still had the pedals on the front wheel. Versus Starely’s chain driven rear wheel from a central mounted hub. This was safer than front wheel mounted pedals up to that time as anyone having slipping a foot into the front wheel spokes can attest to.

]]> By: Link roundup: December 14 | Tucson Velo http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-37062 Link roundup: December 14 | Tucson Velo Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:28:13 +0000 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=11878#comment-37062 [...] Happy Birthday, JK Starley: Inventor of the Modern Bicycle [...]

]]> By: matt bneckman http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/2012/12/happy-birthday-jk-starley-inventor-of-the-modern-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-37061 matt bneckman Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:11:10 +0000 http://blog.bikeleague.org/blog/?p=11878#comment-37061 I think that Pierre Lallement actually has the first patent on a “modern bicycle”. There is a plaque dedicated to him on the Southwest corner of the New Haven Green (as I recall) and the patent date is around 1866.

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