The Wright St. Clair was the lower priced bicycle that the Wright brothers added to their range at the Wright Cycle Company in Dayton, Ohio, later in 1896, a few months after the dearer Van Cleve. It was named for Arthur St. Clair, the first governor of the Northwest Territory and one of the men who founded Dayton. It had a shorter frame than the Van Cleve, which made it easier to mount, and it sold for 42.50 dollars when it was unveiled. Like the Van Cleve it was assembled largely from parts bought from other makers. In 1901 the brothers fitted a third wheel horizontally above the front wheel of one of their St. Clairs and used it as a rig for testing wing shapes. Production ended around 1899, and the 1900 catalogue offered only Van Cleves, with the last St. Clairs in stock to be sold off cheaply.
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In 1896, they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve, named after an early settler of Dayton, and the St. Clair, named after a territorial governor.
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1. National Park Service: Wright Cycle Company (Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park)
National Park ServiceIntroduction in 1896
Later in the 1896 season, the Wrights unveiled the St. Clair bicycle named after Arthur St. Clair
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Each of the bicycles constructed by the Wrights would be a high quality machine constructed to order.
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By 1899, when production ceased, the price had fallen to $30.
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In 1900, the Wrights announced a "bicycle pedal that can't come unscrewed."
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In 1896, they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve, named after an early settler of Dayton, and the St. Clair, named after a territorial governor.
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successively occupied six different locations in Dayton, Ohio
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In 1896, they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve, named after an early settler of Dayton, and the St. Clair, named after a territorial governor.
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In 1896, they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve, named after an early settler of Dayton, and the St. Clair, named after a territorial governor.
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In 1896, they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve, named after an early settler of Dayton, and the St. Clair, named after a territorial governor.
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