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Boneshaker
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The earliest type of bicycle, from the mid 19th century. A boneshaker had wheels of roughly equal size, like a modern "safety" bicycle, but the pedals were directly connected to the front hub, as with a high wheeler.
Boneshakers existed before the invention of Dunlop's pneumatic tire, and had wooden or iron wheels, with iron or (later) solid rubber tires. This caused them to provide a very harsh ride, hence the name.
The boneshaker evolved over time into the high wheeler, with the drive wheel getting larger and larger, the rear wheel shrinking down.
