"The high-wheeled bicycle, with the saddle well forward over the large front wheel, was first produced in England and... introduced to America... at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. This... the ordinary, was the first... practical bicycle. The rider was in a position to add his weight to a downward thrust on the pedals, and, compared to... the boneshaker... it was a light-weight, comfortable machine. It was immediately popular, and the interest in bicycling increased greatly with its introduction."