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BICYCLE INVENTION

By Ivan Ruiz Temis

  • FIRST EXEMPLARY

    FIRST EXEMPLARY
    The bicycle was invented in 1817
    The first exemplary was made of wood.
    It had no pedals, chains, or brakes.
    It advanced and braked with its feet and it was called Draisiana.

  • HIS FIRST BIG CHANGE

    HIS FIRST BIG CHANGE
    Side wheels and pedals were incorporated.
    Although it did not have chains that will help propulsion

  • A TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT

    A TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT
    The wooden wheels were replaced by inflatable leather tires and rubber tires. The invention fell into disuse and was only used for a few years in carriages.

  • ALMOST SUCCESSFUL

    ALMOST SUCCESSFUL
    Pedals were incorporated into the front wheel but it was not as successful as more balance was required.

  • PENNY FARTHING

    PENNY FARTHING
    Named for the penny and the quarter penny (UK coins).

  • PENNY FARTHING

    PENNY FARTHING
    It was the first to have the characteristics of the famous high-wheel bicycle.
    The front wheel was 3 times bigger than the rear one and managed to improve the balance problem.

  • SAFETY BIKE

    SAFETY BIKE
    It was the first bicycle more similar to the current urban one, it had brakes, inner tube tires and a chain with connection to the rear wheel.

  • IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS

    IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS
    In this year, air chamber tires were added to the safety bike to cushion bumps on the road.
    They could also bring detachable tires and spare chamber.
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    BICYCLE VS AUTOMOBILE

    During this period the automobile was king and bicycles were almost only sold for children, therefore its influence was not so noticeable until the early 1950s when China decided that the bicycle should be the main urban transport mode of the population.

  • CHINA ALWAYS FIRST

    CHINA ALWAYS FIRST
    China produced more than a million bicycles every year. It is currently the world's leading producer of bicycles and manufactures around 60% of all bicycles sold worldwide.

  • BICYCLE BOOM

    BICYCLE BOOM
    After the wars and the great depression, it became a time of change in the United States, where bicycle sales doubled and thanks to the creation of BMX, and motocross champions, bicycles expanded in popular culture.

  • LIFESTYLE

    LIFESTYLE
    Since the XXI century, bicycles have been adopted as a way of life, since it is an economic, ecological and healthy means of transport.