Some strange bicycle and history of it

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Hi guys I'll be sharing some strange and some history bicycle and how amazing these bikes are

1817 The Draisienne,

or hobby horse, invented by Baron Karl von Drais. There were no pedals. The rider sat on the saddle with his feet on the ground and pushed himself along

1839 Crank-driven

cycle built by Kirkpatrick Macmillan (Scotland)

1861 The velocipede

(fast foot), also called a boneshaker driven by pedals attached to the front wheel hub, built by Pierre Michaux (France)

1869 First metal spoked

wheels and solid rubber tyres word "bicycle" first used

1870 Ariel Ordinary,

or "Penny-farthing patented by James Starley and William Hillman (UK)

1885 Motorcycle patented

by Wilhelm Maybach and Gottlieb Daimler (Germany)

1888 First pneumatic tyres

made by John Boyd Dunlop (Scotland)

1894 First motorcycle

, the Motorrad, sold in Germany

1899 Charles

"Mile-a-Minute Murphy (USA) set bicycle speed record of one mile (1.6km) in 57.75 seconds

1903 First Tour de France cycle race

1946 Vespa motor scooter launched in Italy, by Piaggio

1972 Bicycles first outsell cars

in the US (13 million bikes to 11 million cars)

1995 50-year-old Fred Rompelberg (Netherlands)

sets new bicycle speed record of 268.831km/h

2005 The aluminium-framed Powabyke electric bicycle

is launched. It can travel up to 54km on one charge and has a top speed of 24km/h.

I hope you guys learn even little that's all thank you from reading this article.

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