Tag: velocar

Click here to view at The Online Bicycle Museum On July 7, 1933, Francis Faure rode a Vélocar developed by Charles Mochet to beat the hour record of 44.247 km that had been set by Oscar Egg in 1914. This prompted the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to restrict bicycle designs for all future competitions, effectively banning recumbents. It’s worth noting […]

Click here to view at The Online Bicycle Museum Introduced in 1929, the first models of the pedal-operated velocar had a pointed front, as seen in these photos. Three versions were offered, the standard two-seater (above); and two models with a open box at the back. On one of these, the Camionette, this was used […]