Classic Safety Bicycle Illustration - Historical Cycling Design from the Late 1800s #1691015 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white technical illustration depicts a safety bicycle from the 1880s-1890s, notable for replacing the dangerous high-wheel penny-farthing with two equally sized wheels, a chain-driven rear wheel, and a comfortable sprung saddle. Key features include a diamond frame, rod-operated brake levers, fenders, and spoked wheels with tensioned wire spokes-hallmarks of early modern cycling engineering. The drawing emphasizes precision craftsmanship typical of period patent or catalog illustrations.

Used on historical transportation blogs, museum exhibit pages, vintage bicycle restoration guides, or educational content about industrial design evolution; targets users researching cycling history, antique bikes, or Victorian-era technology.