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- Chilion Bicycle, 1897 - M.D. Stebbins Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, was one of the largest makers of wood-frame safety bicycles. This 1897 Chilion bicycle used polished-hickory frame rods connected with aluminum-bronze lugs. The company claimed this distinctive bike would not buckle when riders hit obstructions, as metal rods would. And, of course, the bike would not rust.
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Chilion Bicycle, 1897
M.D. Stebbins Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Massachusetts, was one of the largest makers of wood-frame safety bicycles. This 1897 Chilion bicycle used polished-hickory frame rods connected with aluminum-bronze lugs. The company claimed this distinctive bike would not buckle when riders hit obstructions, as metal rods would. And, of course, the bike would not rust.