{"id":8861,"date":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/museonicolis.com\/?p=8861"},"modified":"2024-02-07T17:20:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T16:20:26","slug":"fn-cardan-joint-bicycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/fn-cardan-joint-bicycle\/","title":{"rendered":"FN, 1899, Cardan joint, bicycle"},"content":{"rendered":"

FN Driveshaft bicycle, Belgium, 1899<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This bicycle, made in\u00a0Belgium<\/strong>\u00a0in 1899, was absolutely chic for the time.\u00a0Fitted with wooden rims with rubber<\/strong> tires<\/strong>, wooden fenders, acetylene headlamp and backpedal<\/strong> brake, this bicycle had a new driveshaft<\/strong> transmission, without chain<\/strong>. The universal joint was expensive and the spare parts had to be custom-made by specialists.<\/p>\n

The Belgian company FN\u00a0got into the cycling business at the end of 1880,\u00a0<\/strong>offering a new Cardan transmission. The absence of a chain obviously erased\u00a0 the chance to break it and getting your clothes dirty while riding it.<\/p>\n

Technical notes:
\n<\/strong>Mark II FN Cardan
\nBlack paint, red and golden touchesBackpedal brake
\nRubber tires
\nWooden fenders
\nAcetylene headlamps
\nLeather saddle<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n