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Breuer was an early student of the Bauhaus and in 1925, he was ruminating on their whole manufacturing problem when inspiration struck.
He looked at his bicycle’s handlebars and realized to paraphrase: Bent tubular steel was Bauhaus as heck.
It’s sleek, light, shiny, strong and — this one’s a direct quote can be bent “like macaroni”.
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A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
“In most English villages, as we are informed, bicycles are not allowed on the sidewalks; and the hand-books issued by English manufacturers of bicycles caution their customers that it is a forbidden practice, while in many places bells have to be attached to the bicycles even when ridden in the streets.”
Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.
“The small, three-wheeled bicycle-type vehicle is probably the lowest-cost set of wheels for routine, in-park patrol use.”
To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
““At least it cannot be your health," said he, as his keen eyes darted over her; "so ardent a bicyclist must be full of energy.” […] “Yes, I bicycle a good deal, Mr. Holmes, and that has something to do with my visit to you to-day.””
To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity.
““Bicycling” defeated the possibility of topicality, a prime production habit of the network-trained production executives staffing the new entity.”
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