velocipede

I 'll help you tease for your velocipede, and won't say a word against it, when mamma and granny beg papa not to let you have it."

Enthusiasts and novices can check out the two-wheelers, including the first motorcycle -- the 1868 Michaux-Perreaux Steam Velocipede -- and the legendary patriotic red, white and blue custom-built Harley-Davidson chopper Peter Fonda rode alongside Dennis Hopper in "Easy Rider."

The meanest creatures despise him, and even the fleas would desert him for a velocipede. He is so spiritless and cowardly that even while his exposed teeth are pretending a threat, the rest of his face is apologizing for it (48-49).

The modern "velocipede" is truly ingrained in our way of life.

With one of these in her handbag, the devotee of the velocipede was well-equipped to deal with such tramps, vagabonds and dogs that might hinder her progress.

In the neighboring Jantsch family, the older daughters brought home gifts for their younger siblings, including comic books and, in 1902, a velocipede (a tricycle) for young Joseph Jantsch.

Winnipeg was still a small frontier outpost when the first bicycle -- a velocipede -- made its appearance on its streets in 1875.

The failure of the velocipede, or bicycle, as a mode of transportation was reflected in an editorial in The New York Times.

If that's too pricey, there's always the Victorian velocipede.

These phases are illustrated by the evolution of the bicycle: from the first 'Velocipede', via the diamond frame solution, dominant for 50 years, to modern carbon fibre racers and recumbent bicycles.

The University of Liverpool Velocipede (ULV) team, affiliate members of the IMechE, designed and built their recumbent bicycle, ARION1 (pictured right), from scratch.