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Inventions & Discoveries: Who invented the bicycle?
Inventions & Discoveries: Who Invented The Bicycle? There is some evidence that thousands of years back, Egyptians had some sort of two-wheeled contrivance that was set in motion by the feet of the rider.
There is some evidence that thousands of years back, Egyptians had some sort of two-wheeled contrivance that was set in motion by the feet of the rider.
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About 1840, a Scotsman called Macmillan put cranks on the axle of 'the rear wheel of an old dandy horse. These were connected by driving rods with pedals in front. He went too fast with it and was arrested for furious driving.
The name "bicycle" was first used in 1865. A Frenchman named Lallement attached cranks and pedals to the front wheel of a velocipede much like the dandy horse. These "bicycles" were called "boneshakers", because they had heavy wooden frames and iron tyres. In 1868, light metal wheels with wire spokes and solid rubber tyres were introduced.
Later, a new type of bicycle called "the Ordinary" appeared, in which the front wheel grew larger and larger say upto 1.5 meters while the rear wheel was only 30 centimeters across! Unless the rider was very skillful, he was often tossed over the handlebars head first!
Finally, around 1885, the modern "safety bicycle" was developed. Its wheels were of equal size and the riders seat was slightly forward of the rear wheel. Other improvements were made with time to produce the bicycle which we have today.
