True bicycle history began with Karl von Drais’s invention in 1817. Von Drais was a German baron, and sources differ as to the ostensible purpose of his laufmaschine(or running ma… See more

The mid-1800s saw an explosion of different types of bicycles, the most notable of which was the development of the first two-wheeled bicycle with pedalsin the early 1860s. It’s … See more

It would be with the penny farthing, the next model in the evolutionary lineage of bicycles, that bicycling as a sport and pastime skyrocketed in popularity, with bicycle club… See more

In 1885, Englishman John Kemp Starley created the Rover safety bicycle. In design, the Rover bicycle has most of the defining qualities of modern bicycles, including front wheel steer… See more