There have been one or two improvements in bicycle design over the years – as a fascinating book makes abundantly clear.
Bicycling Through Time showcases some of the weird, wonderful and sometimes utterly ludicrous bikes that renowned collector Paul Farren spent decades hunting down, the majority of which were from the 19th century.
The collection numbers around 200 bicycles. About 40 of them are on display in The Museum of Vehicle Evolution in the Australian town of Kialla, Victoria, and