{"id":8857,"date":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/museonicolis.com\/?p=8857"},"modified":"2024-02-07T17:05:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T16:05:37","slug":"de-dion-racing-tricycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/de-dion-racing-tricycle\/","title":{"rendered":"De Dion, 1885, racing tricycle"},"content":{"rendered":"

De Dion \u201cRacing Tricycle\u201d, France, 1885\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The \u00a0De Dion Racing Tricycle, Raleigh type <\/strong>was made in France in 1885<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Big commercial success for this tricycle, characterized by two rear wheels with the same diameter, sold as the \u201cfamily tricycle that wins the races<\/strong>!\u201d.<\/p>\n

From\u00a01893 <\/strong>to 1898<\/strong>\u00a0it seemed like customers loved tricycles much more, so much so that many English companies started adding more tricycle models than bicycles.
\nToday this kind of vehicle makes us smile, but they wrote an important chapter on the book of cycling history.<\/p>\n

Since then, bicycle evolution became unstoppable and the 2-wheelers became a daily vehicle<\/p>\n

QUIRK<\/strong>\u00a0: The tricycles was a beloved model by women, since the large skirts they wore often prevented them to ride bicycles.<\/p>\n

Technical notes:
\n<\/strong>Racing Raleigh Tricycle with a pseudo-differential, fixed gear and linking axle between the wheels (sort of a De Dion tube)
\nSpoon brake on the front wheel
\nFootrest on the fork when you didn\u2019t want to pedal (since it\u2019s fixed-gear)
\nLamp pod on the handlebar stem
\nOriginal solid rubber tires
\nRacing handlebar<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n