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I couldn’t resist a simple post of this image of solo-velodrome–a curious bit for one rider held by one person. The “held” part is certainly unusual and very ambitious, the thing being designed for high amusement–it appeared as part of a show at the Dresden Victoria Salon, and was published in the August 8, 1903 issue of Scientific American.
