The reason the law was repealed was the emergence of standup, running-motion bicycles, such as the ellipticycle, which were illegal under the old California law. I have seen one of the inventors riding his near my home.
http://www.freshpatents.com/Elliptic...0070219067.php
http://www.sundancechannel.com/discu...post/390221670
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoID=13996576 (trike version)
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069