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About Quadricycle
The Quadricycle may be an early form of automobile or voiturette. Earliest models were propelled by a small steam engine, then designers switched to early internal combustion engines as they became available. The word is derived from the fact that it had four wheels and used technology derived from the bicycles of the era. 1884 De Dion Bouton "La Marquise" Quadricycle (Steam runabout) 1889 Daimler Quadricycle 1901 Peugeot Type 2, a direct descendant of the Daimler Quadricycle, and the first automobile of the Peugeot company Peugeot Type 3 Quadricycle 1896 Ford Quadricycle, Henry Ford's first automobile design Duryea Motor Wagon Benz Velo Quadricycle, quadracycle, quadcycle, quadrocycle and quad all refer to vehicles with four wheels.
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The Story
This Nanaimo, BC, man proves four wheels are better than two on his new tandem bicycle.
The Pitch on Dragons' Den Canada
Quadricycle appeared on Dragons' Den Canada (Season 5, Episode 19) in 2011. Keihachi Ishikawa pitched the product to the Dragons. Asked 25K for 10%.
Where they are now: Outcome not recorded on CBC archive.
