Pedal Go

The Pedal Go is a device designed by early 17th century swindlers. The first versions were made of wood, but today's Pedal Go has plastic wheels and pedals with steel axles.

History
Around 1620, English society was well aware of the benefits of wheeled travel. However, carts and horses were expensive, so people were always looking for a cheaper mode of transportation. It is believed that traveling salesmen first invented the Pedal Go as a way to cheat people out of money.

Early Designs
The first Pedal Gos had wooden pegs for axles, small rodents for pedals, and wooden disks for wheels. These first models were very low quality, and often broke soon after the salesman would leave town. The average user would suffer six to eight bites during a short trip. Villagers very soon realized the faults in the rodent-pedal design, so the salesmen were forced to craft new models that replaced the rodents with wooden planks. It is with this new design that the Pedal Go salesmen achieved great financial success. They would pass out pamphlets with false testimonials hailing the Pedal Go as "the best thing since edible bread." Because communications were slow, these salesmen could beat the word being sent out that the Pedal Go not, in fact, useful as a transportation device.