▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁one ▁mile ▁open ▁hand ic ap ▁at ▁Cry stal ▁Palace , ▁London . ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁one ▁mile ▁open ▁and ▁two - mile ▁open ▁at ▁O undle , ▁North am pt ons hire . ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁International ▁Tr icy cle ▁scratch ▁race , ▁Sch even ingen , ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Road ▁Cy cling ▁Club , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁cycle ▁racing . ▁It ▁attract ed ▁other ▁national ▁cy cling ▁champions , ▁such ▁as ▁George ▁Pil k ington ▁M ills ▁and ▁Mont y ▁Hol be in . ▁ ▁Cy cle ▁manufact urer ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁I vel ▁Cy cle ▁Works ▁in ▁the ▁yard ▁of ▁the ▁O ng ley ▁Ar ms , ▁making ▁b icy cles ▁for ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁sports ▁cycl ists . ▁His ▁first ▁products ▁were ▁the ▁I vel ▁Light ▁Road ster ▁and ▁the ▁I vel ▁R ac er . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁he ▁introduced ▁the ▁I vel ▁Tr icy cle , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Laur ence ▁H uber ▁the ▁I vel ▁Autom atic ▁Ste erer ▁tr icy cle . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁John ▁K emp ▁Star ley ▁exhib ited ▁his ▁R over ▁Saf ety ▁b icy cle ▁at ▁the ▁Stanley ▁show . ▁Al bone ▁copied ▁this ▁idea , ▁and ▁combined ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁Hill man , ▁Herbert