What Price Progress....?

... the bicycle may have been around in one form or another since the turn of the nineteenth century, 1817 to be precise. Although technically a walking machine as it had no pedals, these were not added until 1865 - 48 years to invent pedals? really?

Despite the fact that this new-fangled technology has been around for almost 200 years here we see a Leith local viewing them with suspicion!