History of Bicycle

A pupil of Leonardo da Vinci, named Giacomo Caprotti, created the original design for a bicycle. But a Frenchman named Monsieur Sivrac in the 1790s created the first bicycle. It had no pedals, so you had to use his feet to ride it. It also had something positive, so you could not control it. You would have to go straight. It was made of wood.

The next step in the development cycle was Laufmaschine. It was also known as Draisienne and Hobby Horse. A German man named Baron von Drais did it in 1817. Contrary to what had the ability to manage.

Kirkpatrick Macmillan created the first bicycle with pedals in 1839. You would push the pedals back and forth as the wheel rotated.

In the early 1860s, a Frenchman named Pierre Mr. Mr Lallement made cycling. It had two wheels of steel. The one in front was slightly larger than the second. Its pedals were connected to the front wheel, so when you pedaled, the front wheel would rotate, drag the one with it.

Bicycles with large wheels were very popular in the late 1800th In 1871, the high wheel bicycle was invented, it was the first bike to be called a bicycle. They had the first all metal bicycle, because up to that date could facilitate metal parts can not be strong enough. They had a huge wheel in front and a small wheel in back. They ran much more smoothly than bicycles before, but was far more dangerous. If you hit a rock or trail, or even using the brakes, would you fly over the handlebars of your bike.

For women with long skirts and dresses and better dressed men, there was the tricycle. Motorcycling was a three-reel machine that worked as it was only cycling safer. However, it was harder to control during cornering. They were made in the 1880s.

To make the high-wheeled bicycle safer, changed the front and rear wheels around, put the smaller wheels in front and the large wheels in back. This design made the bike less likely to tip forward. These bikes were known as the big wheel safety bicycles.

Safety bicycles were the next step in bicycle evolution. With stronger metals available, they were able to make a small sprocket and chain that was easy enough for a man to power. The safety bicycle had two wheels of equal size. In 1888, named an Irish veterinarian Dunlop invented the pneumatic tire. These tires were far more pleasant to ride. The pneumatic tire design was sometimes used on bicycle safety.

In 1920, up kid's bike. When adults were riding in cars, the market is necessary for someone to buy their bicycles.

The mountain bike was first mass produced in the early 1980s at a time when cycling became popular for exercise and recreation.

Although the mechanics of bikes has improved over time, the basic concept of this people-powered machine has been the same for hundreds of years.

1817: Germany's Baron von Drais invents Draisienne, ancestor of the bicycle. Made of wood, it was a seat and handle bars, but no pedals. Riders propelled hobby horse (which was also called), as paddling their feet on the ground.

1839: A Scottish blacksmith named Kirkpatrick Macmillan creates the first self-propelled bicycle. Macmillan's system used swinging cranks on the front wheel to power a few bars that were associated with the handle on the rear wheel. The bike was very heavy (over 56 pounds), so riders had to fit.

1863: Pierre Michaux of Paris develops Michaux cycling, which features pedals and cranks on the front wheel. The cycling will be the world's first mass-produced riding machine. The "boneshaker," which also was known for his rough ride, remained popular until around 1870.

Macmillan BIKE: (1839).

1870: Englishman James Starley creates the ordinary bicycles that have a dramatically large front wheel and a small rear wheel. This allows riders to move forward with each revolution of the pedals. The bike required a lot of skill and practice to ride. It was also known as Penny-farthing, because the wheels looked like a large English crown and the ear placed side by side.

1884: Englishman HJ Larson patterns in the first chain-driven bike, he called security. His bike had big wheels of the same diameter. It was also more stable and easier to maintain than the ordinary. But Larson's bike never caught on.

1885-1900: John Kemp Starley, James Starley's nephew, creates Rover Security, the prototype of the modern bicycle. Starley's bicycle had a saddle, handlebar grip, and behind the location of the crankshaft, which makes the bike both easier and safer to ride. Safety bicycle, which they got called, played the entire frame so familiar today.
Penny Peter (1870)

1888: John Boyd Dunlop, a veterinary surgeon in Belfast, Ireland, develops pneumatic (air filled) tires provide a smoother ride. Prior to this, Massive wheels were used.

1890s: Mass production of cheap bikes allow working men to use them for transportation and recreation. Daring young women see the bicycle as a ticket to freedom. Bloomers allowed women wearing skirts to ride while maintaining their modesty. This led suffragist Susan B. Anthony to announce that the bicycle "has done more to liberate women than anything else in the world."

Circa 1900: An English manufacturer develops a three-speed wheel hub for bicycles, so riders to cover hilly terrain with less effort.

Circa 1910: In the early auto age begins to make bicycles pass for adults in America. Smaller bikes are intended for children are introduced, but the market for children's bikes did not really start until after World War II "baby boom" begins.

1940s: Built-in kickstand is developed. They will appear at the post-war cycles. European bicycle races start using the derailleur's, which gave them five speeds, and later 10, for climbing mountains.

ROVER SECURITY: (1890s)

1963: Schwinn introduces the Sting-Ray, the first bike with a "banana" seat and high-rise trail. The Sting-Ray is the precursor to BMX, which will be popular in the 1970s.
1960: The 10-speed gear shift becomes commonplace, but lots of bikes still only have one or three speeds.

1970s: Bicycling is becoming increasingly popular because of environmental awareness (the first Earth Day was in 1970), an oil embargo and ensuing fuel shortages. In 1978, more bicycles than cars sold in the U.S..

1970s: California cyclists begin to change the 'klunker' for off-road. The first mountain bikes are mass produced in the early 1980s.

SCHWINN Fastback: (1963)

1984: Cogs are added to the rear gear cluster on some bikes allow the number of speeds to increase from 15 to 18, 21 and 24

1986: The International Bicycle Fund cites a study from the Department of the Interior and Nielson, showing cycling is the third-most popular participatory democracy sport after swimming and general exercise.

1996: Mountain bikes first compete at the Olympics.