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BICYCLE

By Ajente MB
  • THE FIRST BIBYCLE

    THE FIRST BIBYCLE

    Karl Drais invented the first bicycle in 1817.
  • THE FIRST BICYCLE OF WOOD

    THE FIRST BICYCLE OF WOOD

    The first bicycle was made of wood. There weren’t any pedals. Cycling was very uncomfortable. By the 1860s, some bicycle tyres were made of rubber.
  • HIGH WHEEL BICYCLE

    HIGH WHEEL BICYCLE

    In 1871, Eugène Meyer invented the “high wheel bicycle”. It was a bicycle with two wheels, but the front wheel was bigger than the back wheel.
  • ROVER SAFETY BICYCLE

    ROVER SAFETY BICYCLE

    John Starley changed the bicycle in 1885 with the Rover safety bicycle.
  • DUNLOP TYRE

    DUNLOP TYRE

    In 1888, John Dunlop invented a type of tyre for his son’s bicycle. Dunlop’s tyres were made of rubber, but they had a tube of air inside.
  • NOW

    NOW

    Today, new materials make bikes stranger, faster and lighter than before.