Congratulations, Keith. I found this video very interesting and
entertaining.
As a cyclist, however, I'd suggest that the really big development in
bicycles, the thing that really moved them away from wheelchairs, was not
pedals but the cycle chain. This allowed for gearing, so that speed of
forward progression was not dependent on having to turn the pedals really
quickly (or alternatively, having a very large wheel, as in teh
'penny-farthing').
Best wishes
Allan Sutherland
Read 'Neglected Voices', four cycles of transcription poems by Allan
Sutherland, based on interviews with disabled people.
http://www.disabilityarts.org/Neglected-Voices
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Subject: Disability History Video: Bicycles and Wheelchairs
Bicycles and Wheelchairs: A short history (Definitive Version)
Both forms of transport liberation are very ecological. The first
bicycle became mobile in 1810. It did not have any foot pedals and was
only used as a walking aid until 1820. When an adaptation was made from
an old wheelchair designed more than a 100 years earlier.
http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/27801235
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