Have you ever seen someone riding a bike with another person on the handlebars?
I always wondered how they do it without crashing.
After seeing this vehicle, invented in 1897, called the "Voiturette" made me wonder why these aren't around anymore?
This bike had three wheels with a single cylinder (three horsepower) engine and a belt drive.
Leon Bollee started a French company called Leon Bolee Automobles and sold many of these bikes.
The Bollee family were all inventors. The father invented a steam vehicle in 1873 and one son invented a gas car in 1896.
The company sold all of these vehicles and continued to invent more as time went on.
In 1913, Bolle died, but this still didn't stop the company from growing.
During World War I they made materials such as guns.
I always wondered how they do it without crashing.
After seeing this vehicle, invented in 1897, called the "Voiturette" made me wonder why these aren't around anymore?
This bike had three wheels with a single cylinder (three horsepower) engine and a belt drive.
Leon Bollee started a French company called Leon Bolee Automobles and sold many of these bikes.
The Bollee family were all inventors. The father invented a steam vehicle in 1873 and one son invented a gas car in 1896.
The company sold all of these vehicles and continued to invent more as time went on.
In 1913, Bolle died, but this still didn't stop the company from growing.
During World War I they made materials such as guns.
"What an amazing contraption!" circa 1899 in Galway, Ireland Photo courtesy of The National LIbrary of Ireland
"Léon Bollée voiturette Tri-Car" Photo by CC BY 2.0 Free Photos
Source posted by Julia
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