The Fliz bicycle; a modern-day velocipede

A bicycle design from the days before pedals has been resurrected in the form of the Fliz: a modern-day hobby horse.

The bicycle is an object of such elegant simplicity that it has remained largely unchanged over the decades. Most bikes on the market today are not dramatically different in appearance to those that were on sale 100 years ago, but the Fliz is one of very few bike designs that make reference to the days before pedal power.

The Fliz bicycle is a marriage of modern materials and an antiquated design nearly 200 years old. The design is based on the earliest bicycles, which were known as hobby-horses or velocipedes and were propelled by the rider’s feet pushing along the ground.