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Masterminded by the talented William Williams, in 1885, they produced a chain-driven bicycle, which on Easter Monday, Arthur rode all the way to Swansea.
- ↑ Amman Valley Chronicle & East Carmarthen News, 23 February 1933 p6.
- ↑ "The Defiance Cycle Ride". Swansea and West Wales CTC (Cyclists’ Touring Club). 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
On Easter Monday in 1885, a momentous event took place in south west Wales. For the very first time, a modern, chain-driven bicycle was ridden all the way from Glanaman in the Amman Valley to Swansea and back.
- ↑ Steve Dube (2002). "First and only cycle company in Wales remembered; HERITAGE: Farming family caused sensation with `bone-shaker' bicycle they built in 1880s". The Free Library. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
