Women were also bicycle users and the photograph shows an 1895 Cleveland women's bike with a skirt guard over the rear wheel and a frame adapted for easy mounting. |
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This bike uses tangential spokes for its wheels, and appears to have a 'coaster brake' for the rear wheel. Structural stability for the frame and head tube is achieved by doubling up the tube between the bottom bracket and the head tube. |
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From: E.A. Sloan, "Sloane's Complete Book of Bicycling," Simon & Schuster (1995) |
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