History of the bicycle boneshaker, the front wheel enlarging to enable higher speeds (limited by the inside leg measurement of the rider), the rear wheel shrinking and the frame being made lighter. Frenchman Eugène Meyer is now regarded as the father of the high bicycle by the ICHC in place of James Starley. Meyer invented the wire-spoke tension wheel in 1869 and produced a classic high bicycle design until the 1880s. James Starley in Coventry added the tangent spokes and the mounting step to his famous bicycle named "Ariel." He is regarded as the father of the British cycling industry. Ball bearings, solid rubber
A-P-A Transport Corp. A-P-A Transport Corp. A-P-A Transport Corp. (also known as APA Transport) was a North Bergen, NJ based trucking and shipping company, at one point it was the nation's fourth largest interstate freight trucking company. Founded in 1947 by Arthur Edward Imperatore, Sr. and his brothers Eugene, Arnold, George and Harold in West New York, NJ. It started as a local trucking business with a single surplus US Army truck. Originally called "Imperatore Bros. Moving and Trucking." Later that same year they bought a second surplus truck, and then the name and two trucks of A&P Trucking Corp. for $800 from