When we see such products on market nowadays, they too remind us where we came from. Let us go back into history and find out who invented the first bicycle, where was is and how did it look like? Here is the story.
The first bicycle was invented in 1817 by German inventor Karl von Drais. The bicycle, called the "swiftwalker", had no pedals and a wooden beam frame. The rider walked on top of the bike, with their feet leaving the ground during descents. The next major development was the introduction of pedals. The rider used pedal-cranks attached to the hub of a wheel to propel themselves. This machine became known as the "velocipede". In 1853, Philipp Moritz Fischer invented the first bicycle with pedal crank "Tretkurbelfahrrad". Fischer used the draisine to get to school from the age of 9. In the late 1800s, the modern "safety" bicycle was developed. Most frames were made with steel tubing, which was strong but heavy. The illustrations below shows this in details.
This is Quite amazing
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