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the bicycle's bone-rattling grandfather, all wood and iron and bad decisions.
nicknameEarned the brutal title boneshaker for good reason
no brakesEarly models stopped by sheer optimism alone
name originLatin for swift foot, generously interpreted
pedal placementPedals sat on the front wheel directly
1860s crazeSparked rinks, races, and countless bruised egos