1.04.2008

It IS Real

Thanks to Hugs, here's a link to the source video. "Bicycle trick riding, no. 2

CREATED/PUBLISHED United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1899.

SUMMARY Opens with a man riding a bicycle in a backwards circle, on a stage with a painted backdrop of a city street. He dismounts, then remounts the cycle and rides in a forwards circle, pausing and balancing for a moment as he rears up and spins the front wheel. Continuing in the circle, the man moves in front of the handlebars and continues pedaling briefly. For his next trick, the cyclist makes one circle and then pauses center stage as he does a balancing act to the left side of the bike, with his left leg on the pedal and his right on the front wheel. Ends after he remounts but continues to hold the bicycle motionless."

4 comments:

hugs said...

according to http://www.ushistoricalarchive.com/cds/edison1.html it is real...

Prolly said...

Awesome Hugs! Thanks for the information!

Anonymous said...

edison got pitted, brah!!!

hugs said...

this is the proof that this fixed gear thing is not a fad.

now if i can just get out of work and start riding...