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Georgena Terry ke moAmerika yo a ne a simolola le go dira diperetshitswana (bicycle designer), gape ele mogwebi wa mme yo o neng a simolola kopone ka 1985, peretshitswana e, ene e le ya ntlha mo ditsong e diretswe bomme, e bidiwa Terry Precision Cycling[1][2].

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Mme Terry o goletse kwa Alabama kwa United States, o ne a tsena sekolo go fitlhela a nna le setlankana sa Mechanical engineering go tswa kwa Carnegie-Mellon University, o ne a bereka kwa Westinghouse Electric’s nuclear services division ka nako ya boitapoloso a le ko sekolong se segolwane. Fa a bereka kwa teropong ya Rochester, ko komponeng ya Xerox Corp, o ne a simolola go dira di frame tsa di diperetshitswana, a di direla ditsala[3]. Diperetshitswana tsa teng nè di dirwa ka letsogo, di diretswe basadi t, le maotwana a tone a diretse go lekana basadi, mme kgwebo ya gagwe e ne ya gola thata go tswa ko go dirweng diperetshitswana di le 20 ka ngwaga wa 1985, gore di nne 5,000 ka ngwaga wa 1987[4].

Mme Terry o ne a tlhama, a ba sireletsa setshwantsho (design) ya gagwe ya mapalamelo (saddle) a diperetshitswana tse a ne a di direla basadi ka ngwaga wa 1991[5], a ba a dira le matshwaro (handlebars) a a fokoditsweng gore a lekane batho ba ba naleng diatla tse dinnye ka ngwaga wa 1994[6]. Design e e tshwanang le ya mapalamelo (saddle) a gagwe, e bonwa thata mo di baesekele tsa gompieno[7]. Gompieno Mme Terry o dirile mapalamelo a a thusang bomme le borre ago fokotsa botlhoko jwa mmele (ergonomic designs)[8].

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  2. Susi (2012-07-04). "6 QUESTIONS FOR WOMEN’S BICYCLING PIONEER GEORGENA TERRY". velojoy. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  3. "When it comes to bikes, Georgena Terry thinks big". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  4. Brown, Paul B. (1987-06-01). "Spokeswoman". Inc.com. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  5. US 5165752, Terry, Georgena, "Bicycle saddle for women", published 1992-11-24.
  6. US 5524506, Terry, Georgena, "Handlebar for a bicycle", published 1996-06-11.
  7. "11 of the best women's saddles - And how to choose the right one for you". road.cc. 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  8. "The cyclist's tight spot". Los Angeles Times. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
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  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120825135522/https://velojoy.com/2012/07/04/6-questions-for-womens-bicycling-pioneer-georgena-terry/
  3. https://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/10/14/When-it-comes-to-bikes-Georgena-Terry-thinks-big/stories/201410140057
  4. https://www.inc.com/magazine/19870601/1841.html
  5. "Archive copy". Archived from the original on 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archive copy". Archived from the original on 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. https://road.cc/content/buyers-guide/207800-11-best-womens-saddles-how-choose-right-one-you
  8. https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-he-cycling9apr09-story.html