Bicycle Technology

Manufacture of the double-diamond-frame safety bicycle required the development of advanced metalworking techniques to produce the frames, and components such as ball bearings, washers and sprockets.

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Innovations pioneered by the bicycle industry included lightweight steel tubing, wire spokes, chain and shaft drives, drop forging, adjustable ball bearings, variable gears, single tube pneumatic tires, reliable brakes, steering wheels, uniform interchangeable parts, and assembly line techniques for mass production

These techniques later enabled skilled metalworkers and mechanics to develop the components that were used in early automobiles and aircraft. The best examples were the Wright Brothers, and Henry Ford, all of whom got their start as bicycle mechanics.

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