I didn't think aluminum rims or clinchers were a thing all the way back then.
Here are all the rest of the cycling highlights of The Iron Age like chainless drive too.
stationary trainer:
https://archive.org/details/IronAgeVol54Jul121894/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater
::: spoiler Bonus riding lawn mower:
WOW! $100/bike!!!!
1894-nowadays that's about $3-4k. Granted a very very nice bike that's around par, but most bikes are wayyyyy cheaper
I guess before mas production of cars, bicycles were the aggressively marketed luxury consumerist product.
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