Slacker News Slacker News logo featuring a lazy sloth with a folded newspaper hat
  • top
  • new
  • show
  • ask
  • jobs
Library
← Back to context

Comment by dr_dshiv

6 months ago

I love riding bikes with no pedals. You do feel like a dandy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandy_horse

Also, is it shocking to anyone that pedal+chain bicycles were invented in 1885, less than 20 years before powered flight?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle

2 comments

dr_dshiv

Reply

01HNNWZ0MV43FF  6 months ago

Sort of a sit-down, off-road push scooter!

  • robotresearcher  5 months ago

    They used to be called ‘velocipedes’.

Slacker News

Product

  • API Reference
  • Hacker News RSS
  • Source on GitHub

Community

  • Support Ukraine
  • Equal Justice Initiative
  • GiveWell Charities