"The Hanlon brothers of New York City obtained a patent (No. 79654) on July 7, 1868, for an improved version of the Lallement vehicle... covering adjustable pedals and seat. ...[T]hey suggested... rubber rings could be used on the wheels to make them noiseless and... prevent... slipping... an early [suggested] use of the rubber tire. ...[P]atent (No. 86834) granted February 9, 1869, covered a mudguard over the front wheel, and a brake shoe operating against a wheel... controlled by twisting the handle bars. Although these machines achieved temporary popularity... this... waned because they were cumbersome... heavy, and required an awkward angle of thrust on the pedals, as the rider sat far behind them."
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Note: Hanlon Brothers were circus performers, Ref: "The Velocipede Invasion of 1869" (2019) by Nic Butler, Charleston County Public Library, Charleston Time Machine, Episode 120.
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Catalog of the Cycle Collection (Smithsonian Bulletin 204)
Catalog of the Cycle Collection of the Division of Engineering United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum, Bulletin 204 by Smith Hempstone Oliver was published in 1953 by the United States Government Printing Office at the Price of 40 cents.
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