I picked this up from my local library, although it is the sort of book you’d want to keep in your bookshelf for life!
The author found it hard to get information from this intriguing character. Often he was regarded as rude and retiring but I think he is just a very independent and private individual. [...]
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In Search of Robert Millar by Richard Moore
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Devil on Wheels – the story of the Inventor of the Bicycle, who got fined for speeding
Posted in Bicycle Inventor, Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag, kirkpatrick macmillian cycling book bicycle london book on April 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This book is by journalist Gordon Irving and tells the story of Kirkpatrick Macmillian, Inventor of the Bicycle.
He built the first pedal cycle and road on it to Glasgow at eight miles an hour and got fined 5 shillings for speeding
He was also a blacksmith and he even used to pull out people’s teeth. It [...]
