▁Al bone ▁( 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁invent or , ▁manufact urer ▁and ▁cycl ist . ▁He ▁invent ed ▁the ▁first ▁successful ▁light ▁farm ▁tra ctor , ▁and ▁the ▁I vel ▁Saf ety ▁b icy cle . ▁ ▁Child hood ▁Born ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁at ▁Big g les w ade , ▁Bed ford shire ▁to ▁Edward ▁and ▁Ed ith ▁Al bone . ▁The ▁young est ▁of ▁eight ▁children , ▁they ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁O ng ley ▁Ar ms ▁inn , ▁between ▁the ▁Great ▁North ▁Road ▁and ▁the ▁River ▁I vel . ▁For ▁his ▁nin th ▁birth day ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁B ones h aker ▁b icy cle , ▁and ▁so ▁began ▁his ▁long ▁association ▁with ▁cy cling . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 , ▁he ▁had ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁his ▁own ▁b icy cle , ▁complete ▁with ▁susp ension , ▁and ▁was ▁winning ▁local ▁races . ▁On ▁leaving ▁school , ▁he ▁under to ok ▁an ▁app rent ices hip ▁with ▁a ▁Big g les w ade ▁firm ▁of ▁mill w right s ▁and ▁engine ers , ▁Thomas ▁Cour se ▁& ▁Son ▁of ▁H itch in ▁Street . ▁ ▁Cy cl ist ▁Al bone ▁won ▁over ▁ 1 8 0 ▁cy cling ▁pri zes , ▁including ▁winner ▁of ▁the : ▁▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁two ▁mile ▁open ▁at ▁O undle , ▁North am pt ons hire .