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first bike
Germany's Baron von Drais invented the Draisienne, a steerable bicycle. It was almost completely made of wood, and having no pedals, riders propelled it by pushing their feet against the ground. At the time, the speed record for this bicycle was 15 km/h. It was used little by little until the 1830's. In 1842, it was equipped with solid rubber tires. -
the second bike...
The MacMillan velocipede was the first of its kind to be ridden with the legs off the ground.
This two-wheeled vehicle was designed by Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a Scottish blacksmith. It was the first of its kind that allowed people to ride without touching their feet to the ground. In MacMillan's hometown of Coathill, Scotland, the one hundredth anniversary since the creation of the MacMillan velocipede was celebrated in September 1946 after an eight-year delay caused by WWII, but recently the act -
3rd bike
The world's first mass-produced riding machine.
Designed by France's Pierre Michaux who was involved in the repair of horse carriages and the manufacture of baby carriages and tricycles. He came up with his design when a customer brought a Draisienne in for repairs. After his son tried riding it and had difficulties with his feet on downhill roads, Michaux came up with the idea of connecting crank arms and pedals directly to the front wheel as a means of propulsion. -
4th bike
The Phantom, with its ordinary drive, is released.
The Reynolds' of Great Britain released the ordinary-drive Phantom. It was an epoch-making development with its light-weight metal frame, first wheels to ever use a double-spoke construction, solid rubber tires nailed to wooden wheels, and other innovations. -
5th bike
The first model to define the features of the ordinary bicycle. At a bicycle factory in Conventry, England, James Starley along with William Hillman designed the Ariel, an ordinary bicycle prototype that employed ribbon wheels which produced a patent for tension spokes. The Ariel is said to have been named after a so-called "tricksy spirit" appearing in one Shakespeare's works. This bicycle, a first with its all-metal construction, was even lighter than its predecessors, and it was the world's -
6th bike (the salvo)
The appearance of an easy-to-ride tricycle.
The first tricycle mass-produced by Coventry Lever, it was equipped with a Lever gear built by James Starley. The three-wheeled Salvo built by Starley, incorporated innovations such as a lighter frame, spoke wheels, and a highly advanced chain drive. It also placed emphasis on performance. In particular, the use of a balance gear or double-drive gear enabled smoother turning on curves because the outer wheel in respect to the curve was able to spin fas -
7th bike (the kangaroo)
Ordinary bicycle employing the first gear system and having a smaller rear wheel.
The Kangaroo, with the world's first gear system, added brakes to the ordinary cycle which had become more and more dangerous due to the increasing diameter of the front wheel for riding at faster speeds. Patented by Otto and Wallace, this model had independent right and left chainwheels driven by their own chains, enabling fast speeds even with a smaller front wheel. -
the 8th bike
Achieved popularity by replacing two-wheeled models with three-wheelers. The most successful dicycle was invented by the Englishman E.C.F. Otto during the heyday of the ordinary cycle in 1880. Its two large wheels placed side by side were driven by a left and right pedal. The vehicle enabled smooth turning by relaxing the pedal on the side of the turn so that the wheel on the other side spun faster. Compared to the ordinary cycle which placed the rider high in the air, the dicycle offered a mor -
the 9th bike
The first safety bicycle trial manufactured in Japan. This is the safety bicycle produce at the Miyata Gun Factory in 1892 by Eisuke Miyata, a gun expert employed by the Hitachi Kuni Kasama Clan. Eisuke, who held doubts concerning the future of gun manufacturing in Japan, trial manufactured Japan's first safety bicycle in 1892. He got involved in building an experimental model after being asked by a foreigner to repair a safety bicycle. The tubing used for the frame was manufactured in the same -
the 9th bike
The frame was made out of duralumin used in airplanes. In 1947, a mere two year after the end of World War II, an airplane design engineer who had been designing the Isshiki Rikko at the former Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Tsu Factory, produced the Jujigo, a bicycle with a duralumin frame. Using 2 mm-thick duralumin that was no longer needed for building planes, he came up with an innovative bicycle design crossing two rivet-fastened box structure frames which were widely used by ship builders -
the 10th bike
Sold to consumers based on a monthly installment plan.
This was the first bicycle to be sold using a monthly installment plan. In 1956, bicycles were still considered to be a luxury, and with a price tag exceeding 10,000 yen at the time, it was not something the average person could readily afford. However, by allowing these bicycles to be purchased in monthly installments, sales of the Smart Lady were very successful, especially among woman. The Smart Lady later evolved into the staggered pleas -
11th bike
One-Piece Frame for both Men and Women
This is the Japanese mini bicycle said to have appeared around 1965 due to the influence of the English Moulton. Its one-piece frame for both men and women made it easy to ride and inexpensive. These factors helped stir up demand among woman, and almost immediately, the streets were overflowing with these bicycles. At the time, the bicycles were equipped with 16" and 18" tires, but later the tires grew to 20", 22", and finally 24" due to the conditions on J -
the newest bike
this bike is a berry good bike it is one of the top sellers it was made by the redline compony and it is a freestyle the difference from bikes back then to today is the fact that today bikes can go anywhere like this one it also is a one gear bike on 7 the only thing i could say to make this bike better is that it should come with the seat already highered
