{"id":33463,"date":"2026-02-04T15:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rainjoy.eu\/?p=33463"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:30:22","slug":"the-astonishing-history-of-bicycle-roofs-and-canopies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rainjoy.eu\/en\/the-astonishing-history-of-bicycle-roofs-and-canopies\/","title":{"rendered":"The astonishing history of bicycle roofs and canopies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the invention of the bicycle to the present day, inventors of all times and all ages have devised equipment to protect against rain when cycling. <\/p>\n

They were sometimes a bit crazy, sometimes very ingenious, and they won\u2019t all go down in the Cycling Hall of Fame. <\/p>\n

However, each of them has contributed in their own way to cycling and making cycling easier regardless of the weather. We wish to pay tribute here to all these budding inventors and cycling MacGyvers!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The beginnings of bicycle roofs<\/h3>\n

In the second half of the 19th<\/sup> century, specific weather protection systems for these mobile machines were developed, such as umbrella attachments to the bicycle frame. <\/p>\n

Here is the filmed testimony of an enlightened and passionate inventor from the 1930s who presents his bicycle umbrella <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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