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The Bicycle

  • 1855 BCE

    1855

    1855
    The direct predecessor of the modern bicycle was the crank-operated, crank-free model, which became popular in France.
  • 1846 BCE

    1846

    1846
    An improved model of this machine, designed by a Scotsman, took the name of "dalzell", very used in Great Britain.
  • 1839 BCE

    1839

    1839
    The Scottish Kirkpatrick Macmillan added the levers and pedals to a machine like the Draisian.
  • 1818 BCE

    1818

    1818
    The "dandy horse" was created. Later French, German and British inventors introduced improvements. In England, these early models became known as rockers.
  • 1816 BCE

    1816

    1816
    A German nobleman designed the first two-wheeled vehicle with steering device.
  • 1690 BCE

    1690

    1690
    A Frenchman invented the "célerifère", a wooden frame to which wheels were added.