Who Invented the Tandem Bicycles?
The inventor of the tandem bicycle is unknown, although we do know who designed the first tandem bicycle and also that tandem bicycles began to appear in the 1800s. Before we explore the sketchy history of tandem bicycles, we'll first define what a tandem bicycle is.
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Tandem Bicycle
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A tandem bicycle is designed so that one or more than one people can ride the same bicycle at the same time. The seating arrangement is fore to aft, not side-by-side.
Pederson Tandem
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Mikael Pederson in 1898 developed a tandem version of his Pederson bicycle
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Pederson Design
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The Pederson bicycle was produced in Dursley, England, in 1896. By the start of World War I, the Pederson ceased being produced.
Pederson Bicycle Now
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Pederson bicycles have been produced in Demark since 1978. Jesper Solling rediscovered the Pederson design and began producing the Pederson tandem bicycle.
Rucker Design
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According to the 1897 AJ Wallis-Taylor book "Modern Cycles: a Practical handbook on Their Construction and Repair," "the first tandem bicycles were designed by Rucker."
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