The Kangaroo dwarf bicycle was created in 1884 by Hillman, Herbert, and Cooper as a safer alternative to the ordinary bicycle.[1] It had a 36-inch front drive wheel that was geared up to be equivalent to a 60 inch ordinary bicycle with a pair of chain drives, one on each side of the wheel.[2] The Kangaroo was soon superseded by the Rover and other, more-modern safety bicycles.
. Bicycle: History. registration. David V. Herlihy. Yale University Press. 0-300-10418-9. 228-229. In 1884, Hillman, Herber, and Cooper of Coventry introduced the dwarf Kangaroo.. 2004.