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  1. History of the bicycle - Wikipedia

    • 1817 to 1819: The Draisine or Velocipede The first verifiable claim for a practically used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais Sauerbronn, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine (German for "running machine") in 1817, that was called Draisine (English) or draisienne (French) by the press. Karl von Drais … See more

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    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… See more

    Earliest unverified bicycle

    There are several early, but unverified claims for the invention of the bicycle.
    A sketch from around 1500 AD is attributed to Gian Giacomo Caprotti, a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci, but it was described by Hans-Erhar… See more

     
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  1. The first verifiable claim for a practically used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine (German for "running machine") in 1817, that was called Draisine (English) or draisienne (French) by the press.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_bicycle
    A German baron named Karl von Drais made the first major development when he created a steerable, two-wheeled contraption in 1817. Known by many names, including the “velocipede,” “hobby-horse,” “draisine” and “running machine,” this early invention has made Drais widely acknowledged as the father of the bicycle.
    www.history.com/news/bicycle-history-invention
    German Inventor Karl von Drais is credited with developing the first bicycle. His machine, known as the "swiftwalker," hit the road in 1817. This early bicycle had no pedals, and its frame was a wooden beam. The device had two wooden wheels with iron rims and leather-covered tires.
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    In 1418, an Italian engineer, Giovanni Fontana (or de la Fontana), constructed a human-powered device consisting of four wheels and a loop of rope connected by gears, according to the International Bicycle Fund (IBF).
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    The first known bicycle was shown by the Comte de Sivrac, who in 1791 was seen riding a two-wheel "wooden horse" in the gardens of the Palais Royal in Paris. Called a celerifere, the machine had two rigidly mounted wheels, so that it was incapable of being steered.
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    Mar 4, 2022 · In 1418, an Italian engineer, Giovanni Fontana (or de la Fontana), constructed a human-powered device consisting of four wheels and a loop of rope connected by gears, according to the...

  5. The Development of the Velocipede - Smithsonian …

    The first known bicycle was shown by the Comte de Sivrac, who in 1791 was seen riding a two-wheel "wooden horse" in the gardens of the Palais Royal in Paris. Called a celerifere, the machine had two rigidly mounted wheels, so that …

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    Jul 1, 2019 · The First Bicycle. The first bicycle did not appear until nearly 400 years later, when a two-wheeled device known as the velocipede first appeared in Europe.

  7. History of the Bicycle - ThoughtCo

    Jan 13, 2020 · Up until a few years ago, most historians felt that Pierre and Ernest Michaux, the French father and son team of carriage-makers, invented the first bicycle during the 1860s. Historians now disagree since there is …

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    Aug 17, 2022 · Most experts agree that the real start of the modern-day bike came around 1860 with the invention of “the bone shaker.”

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  10. Bicycle History Timeline - ibike.org

    The first bicycles were the 60" High Wheelers and sold for $125.00 when sewing machines sold for $13.00. 1879 Henry J. Lawson (English) patents a rear wheel, chain-driven safety bicycle, the “Bicyclette” (his earlier models were lever …

  11. First Bicycle - When was the First Bicycle Invented?

    When was the First Bicycle Invented? After several models of simple bicycles and velocipedes, a true revolution in bicycle history happened during early 1860s. Two French carriage makers Pierre Michaux and Pierre Lallement improved …

  12. Full History of Bicycles: From the Draisine to Modern …

    Feb 26, 2024 · The first bicycle was invented in 1816 by Baron Karl von Drais from Germany. Technically not much like a bicycle, as we know by today's standards. It didn't have pedals and you had to run to make it work.

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