Bicycle

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OBJECT TYPE
safety, highwheel/lever drive
DATE
1887–1889
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1981.0214.001
MANUFACTURER
Springfield Bicycle Mfg. Co.
MODEL
Springfield Roadster
LOCATION
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL FRAME/ METAL WHEELS W. SOLID RUBBER TIRES/ RUBBER PADS ON PEDALS/ LEATHER SADDLE/ SYNTHETIC HANDGRIPS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
189.8 cm
Width
66.4 cm
Height
143.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category
Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Springfield
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Massachusetts
City
Boston

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
LATE 1880'S; 1890'S
Canada
The early lever-operated and geared bicycles found their way to Canadian bicyclists as an improvement to the high-wheeled bicycles. This Springfield Roadster was able to move the rider back behind the large wheel. These vehicles were purchased and used by Canadians who saw the benefit of safer machines that could compete with the Ordinaries in gearing. Canadians were likely beginning to use the bicycle as a means of transportation en-masse, and the cobblestone roads often made their rides dangerous and unpredictable. In the 1880s, cycling was mostly done in clubs and large urban environments. One such example is the Montreal Bicycle Club. While the early safety era did feature attempts to diversify the cycling clubs, little representation was enjoyed by women until the arrival of the safety bicycle by 1890. Les nouveaux bicycles canadiens avec des engrenages par commande à levier était une amélioration des bicycles à grandes roues. La population du pays estimait que ces bicycles, tout comme le modèle Springfield Roadster, étaient plus sécuritaires et qu'ils pouvaient compétitionner avec les engrenages des bicycles Ordinaires. La capacité de reculer le coureur en arrière de la roue a permis aux citoyens d'envisionner l'utilisation du bicycle comme un mode de transport sur des roues en cailloutis. Pendant les années 1880s des clubs comme le Club de Bicycle de Montréal profitais des avances technologiques du bicycle, mais ils avaient peu de représentation des femmes avant l'arrivée du bicycle sécuritaire qui a fait ces débuts en 1890.
Function
This geared bicycle was used as a mode of transportation for its rider. Ce bicycle avec roues d'engrenages est utilisé comme mode de transport pour son coureur.
Technical
The Springfield roadster is a close relative to a geared highwheeler patented in 1888 by Francis Rourk of London, Ontario. The Springfield roadster has weight distribution in mind in how the rider is positioned. Due to the angling of the wheel fork the rider is naturally leaning backwards, distributing the center of gravity behind the front wheel. It preserved the look of the iconic ordinary bicycle while making it a safer ride, and that’s why it was successful in the mid-1880s. Le vélo de ville Springfield est similaire que celui à grande roue à engrenages breveté en 1888 par Francis Rourk de la ville de London en Ontario. Ce bicycle a une distribution de poids nettement amélioré. Grace à l'angle de la fourche de la roue le coureur est naturellement basculé vers l'arrière pour positionner le centre de gravité en arrière de la roue en avant. Ce bicycle préservait la conception iconique du bicycle ordinaire tout en permettant le coureur de profiter dune augmentation de sécurité pendant l'utilisation de bicycle. Ce facteur était primordial au succès du vélo de ville pendant le milieu des années 1880s.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
EAR TIRE
Finish
FRAME PAINTED BLACK/ METAL STRIPS AROUND BACK OF STEM, CRANKS & PEDALS, RIMS & SPOKES, AND SADDLE SPRING & MOUNT - PAINTED SILVER GREY/ SADDLE-BROWN
Decoration
N/A

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