Who Invented The Bike?

The bike or bicycle took shape over a number of years with various innovations being made in its shape and locomotion principle. Karl Drais (1785-1851) a German aristocrat is credited with being the inventor of the bicycle; his invention a forbearer of the modern bicycle was known as Laufmaschine (running machine) or velocipede and was later nick named as dandy horse.

The Laufmaschine resembled the bicycle in some ways though the first prototypes did not have pedals which were added later; it had a wooden frame and wheels and the rider had to push the bicycle with his feet to gain momentum. The Laufmaschine was displayed at an exhibition in Paris in 1818.

The bicycle design was further improved by the father and son duo of Pierre and Ernest Michaux who hailed from France and are credited with inventing the pedals and cranks in 1861. The Penny Farthing invented in 1871 by the British engineer James Starley was the one of the first bicycle to resemble the modern bike in several ways.   

The right brothers

The wright brothers invented the bike, biplane, and car.


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