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Biggleswade

Set on the banks of the River Ivel, which was once navigable through to the sea, Biggleswade was an important stop on the Great North Road stagecoach routes and several old inns have survived from that period. The town also has another link with transport, it was the home of Dan Albone (1860–1906), the inventor of the modern bicycle. He produced a number of variants, including a tandem and a ladies cycle with a low crossbar and a skirt guard, but is best known for his racing cycle, which in 1888 set speed and endurance records with the intrepid CP Mills in the saddle. Dan Albone’s inventiveness was not confined to bicycles, he also developed the Ivel Agricultural Tractor, the forerunner of the modern tractor.