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History of the bicycle. 1886 Swift Safety Bicycle. Vehicles that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century. The first means of transport making use of two wheels arranged consecutively, and thus the archetype of the bicycle, was the German draisine dating back to 1817.
Program of cycling races, August 1871, Mons, Belgium. The first documented cycling race was a 1,200 metre race held on May 31, 1868, at the Park of Saint-Cloud, Paris. It was won by expatriate Englishman James Moore who rode a bicycle with solid rubber tires. [ 3 ] The first cycle race covering a distance between two cities was Paris–Rouen ...
This was the earliest form of a bicycle, without pedals. His first reported ride from Mannheim to the "Schwetzinger Relaishaus" (a coaching inn, located in "Rheinau", today a district of Mannheim) took place on 12 June 1817 using Baden's best road. Karl rode his bike; [4] it was a distance of about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi). The round trip took him ...
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe.
Pernes-les-Fontaines, France. Died. 27 February 1930. (1930-02-27) (aged 76) Pen name. Vélocio. Paul de Vivie, who wrote as Vélocio [4] (28 April 1853 [1] [2] [3] – 27 February 1930) was the publisher of Le Cycliste, a developer and early champion of derailleur gears, and father of French bicycle touring and randonneuring .
In the early 1860s the first true bicycle was created in Paris, France, by attaching rotary cranks and pedals to the front wheel hub of a dandy-horse. The Olivier brothers recognized the commercial potential of this invention, and set up a partnership with blacksmith and bicycle maker Pierre Michaux, using Michaux's name, already famous among enthusiasts of the new sport, for the company.
Known for. First demonstration of bicycle with wire-spoked wheels and rubber tyres. Spouse. (Mary) Ann Cook (m. 7 September 1862) Children. Nine. Edward Langley Fardon (11 December 1839 – 9 February 1926) was an English whitesmith and engineer. He demonstrated the world's first all-metal bicycle with rubber tyres in Kenilworth in 1869 ...
Thomas Stevens (24 December 1854 [1][2] – 24 January 1935) was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle. He rode a large-wheeled Ordinary, also known as a penny-farthing, from April 1884 to December 1886. [3] He later searched for Henry Morton Stanley in Africa, investigated the claims of Indian ascetics and became manager of the ...