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Old 23rd Feb 2010, 07:39
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VX275
 
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Its got to be Sir George Cayley's gliders.
In attempting to get the weight of his craft down he had to invent the tensioned wire spoked wheel, thereby accidentally improving the concept of the bicycle.
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