Horses of Iron

[LockH]

Fun... "rotary rear wheels"... Heard prototype fixed wheels that didn't rotate... not good (except w/the snow ski option...)

 

[LockH]

Hehe... speaking of history... The books by Herman Wouk... turned into movies...

"The Winds of War I"...
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and following "War & Remembrance"... about WW2...

... where the "Western World" tended to "beat down" technology... (WW1 leading to WW2...)... and today we drive BMWs. [wink] ... and ebikes "Made in Germany". :lol:

BTW... Many might not see these stories about fighting as a fight w/the 20th-century automotive manufacturers and industries. It's an "allegory" . Sorry.

 

[Dauntless]

Don't forget they were also taking down Japan at the same time.

 

[LockH]

^^ Hehe... Those darned Yamaha folks. :wink:

 

[LockH]

(Caption read

An early e-bike, made in June 1932 at the Simplex Factory in Overtoom, Amsterdam.

Photo by Unknown photographer - GaHetNa (Nationaal Archief NL) Spaarnestad.

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[fechter]

(Caption read

An early e-bike, made in June 1932 at the Simplex Factory in Overtoom, Amsterdam.

Photo by Unknown photographer - GaHetNa (Nationaal Archief NL) Spaarnestad.

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Wow, that looks way ahead of it's time. Better than some modern builds I've seen.

 

[LockH]

Wow, that looks way ahead of it's time. Better than some modern builds I've seen

Hehe... Friction Drive d'ya think?

 

[fechter]

Hehe... Friction Drive d'ya think?

No, you can see two chains. Double reduction from the motor. But I don't see the brakes?

 

[amberwolf]

See the torque arm on the rear hub? That probably means it has brakes in that, whether they are coaster-type or activated by the handlebar lever or some other means.

 

[LockH]

Car-free Paris? It was already a dream in 1790:
http://theconversation.com/car-free-paris-it-was-already-a-dream-in-1790-105597

The debate over the place of cars in cities may seem like a recent one, but in fact was raging well before the first automobile even saw the light of day.

To better understand, let us take a look at the streets of Paris when the French Revolution was in full swing and when all the “cars” were still horse-drawn. Even then, speeding carriages in densely packed urban areas could be deadly, and they raised the same essential questions as cars do to today – in particular the relative importance of orderly behaviour, traffic management, freedom of access and the right of way.

:wink:

 

[LockH]

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[Dauntless]

1790 is several decades after the introduction of the Fardier a Vapeur. The first motor vehicle. It was a military vehicle, not sure how many might have been walking around Paris at the time.

 

[Dauntless]

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[LockH]

^^ Groovy...

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(Non parlo italiano?) :
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[Warren]

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10219436284317991&set=gm.3744832922220091