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    History of the bicycle - Wikipedia

    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-Erhard Lessing in 1998 as a purposeful fraud, a description now generally accepted. However, the authenticity of … See more

    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 … See more

    The 21st century has seen a continued application of technology to bicycles (which started in the 20th century): in designing them, … See more

    • Bijker, Wiebe E. (1995). Of bicycles, bakelites, and bulbs: toward a theory of sociotechnical change. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT … See more

    1817 to 1819: The Draisine or Velocipede
    The first verifiable claim for a practically used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais … See more

    The roadster
    The ladies' version of the roadster's design was very much in place by the 1890s. It had a See more

    • Bicycling and feminism
    • Bike boom, also known as "bicycle craze", a name used for several periods in cycling history
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    • International Cycling History Conference (ICHC)
    • Karl-Drais memorial
    • Karl Drais seen by ADFC Mannheim – Focus on events in Mannheim, being the place of his invention. A 3-page Drais biography is … See more

     
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  4. Vintage: Early Bicycles in the 19th Century (1850s – …

    Mar 11, 2017 · 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”) of …

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  6. The Bicycle’s Bumpy History

    Jun 30, 2017 · 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. But the...

  7. The Development of the Velocipede - Smithsonian …

    Still, what is clear is that the early ancestors of the modern bicycle were in use by the early 1800s. 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 …

  8. History of the Bicycle: A timeline - Brown University

    1860- First true bicycle invented by Ernest Michaux and Pierre Lallement, known as the velocipede. 1861- Included crank and pedals but not yet brakes, resulting in many dangerous “headers” BHM. 1870- Penny Farthing bicycle invented.

  9. History of the Bicycle - ThoughtCo

    Jan 13, 2020 · The laufmaschine was renamed the velocipede (Latin for fast foot) by French photographer and inventor Nicephore Niepce and soon became the popular name for all the bicycle-like inventions of the 1800s.

  10. Pedaling the Path to Freedom - National Women's …

    Jun 27, 2017 · Bicycles promised freedom to women long accustomed to relying on men for transportation. Suddenly, the relatively inexpensive and readily accessible technological innovation gave women more control over where …

  11. The First 100 Years of the Bicycle: A 1915 …

    Back in 1915, French filmmakers decided to revisit the evolution of the bicycle during the 19th century, moving from the invention of the bicycle in 1818, to the bikes that emerged during the 1890s. Open Culture, openculture.com

  12. The Bicycle and the Ride to Modern America - The …

    Jul 13, 2015 · David Hounshell, the author of “ From the American System to Mass Production: 1800-1932,” described the bicycle as “one of the classic artifacts of industrial civilization,” adding that “it...

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  16. A 'Tough Love' History Of The Bicycle : 1A - NPR

  17. Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? - The Roots of Progress

  18. On the Move: The Bicycle, Women, and Social Change in the …

  19. "Bicycle face": a 19th-century health problem made up to scare

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