tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post4457689534330803473..comments2023-10-07T07:28:55.729-04:00Comments on Dave Moulton's Bike Blog: James Starley: Father of the Bicycle IndustryDave Moultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556183205157714280noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-31057997082629702072008-06-04T14:42:00.000-04:002008-06-04T14:42:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting. Fascinating information about...Thanks for posting. Fascinating information about the various "links" and "triggers" that connect all these events. Reminds me of a BBC television show from the late 70's call "Connections" with James Burke. During one show, he tracks the links between the invention of the stirrup and the advent of the atomic age. Thanks so much.<BR/><BR/>Gene in TacomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18899086.post-90546870039513992232008-06-03T14:04:00.000-04:002008-06-03T14:04:00.000-04:00This is a very nice summary. The only thing I wou...This is a very nice summary. The only thing I would note is that Rover's automotive assets were sold to Chinese interests after bankruptcy, whereas the Land Rover operation is a separate company recently sold by Ford to Tata Motors. The number of bicycle makers that went into the car business is impressive, some with more succes than others: Columbia, Opel, Peugeot, Skoda, Bianchi, among others.Sprocketboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002657522696618715noreply@blogger.com