Category: Cycling History

Karl Freiherr von Drais Bicycle Inventor Known as “the father of the bicycle,” Karl Freiherr von Drais (full name: Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn; 29 April 1785 – 10 December 1851)...

Velocipede was used by Buster Keaton in his 1923 film Our Hospitality. Also known as a pedestrian curricle, gentleman’s hobby horse, or swift walker, this proto-bicycle became popular around 1818 when British cartwright Denis...

Bicycle History From the earliest drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci, which have now been proven to be fake, to the first wheel-based bicycle of Baron Karl von Draisin, the goal of many inventors over...

Inventor Of The First Pneumatic Rubber Tire Without the creativity and ingenuity of British inventor John Boyd Dunlop, the world would not be the same when it came to bicycles or cars. Dunlop’s invention...

John Kemp Starley-Rover Bicycle The early history of bicycles was characterized by a number of well-known investors who significantly improved upon the original charming horse design, which was first conceived and implemented by the...

Kirkpatrick Macmillan: The Rear Wheel Drive Bicycle The Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan rose to prominence in the late 1860s and early 1870s with the claim that he was the first person to invent the...

The Oliver Brothers Talking about the early history of bicycles would be incomplete without acknowledging the Oliver brothers’ contribution to the first mass production and popularization of the first bicycles (known as velocipedes). Their...

Thomas McCall Prior to the introduction of the first bicycle powered by a chain in the early 1860s, a number of inventors attempted to improve the first designs of the velocipede, which were first...

Laser scientist who proved that Leonardo da Vinci didn’t invent the bicycle Cycle historian Dr. Hans-Erhard Lessing The German laser scientist has written many books on cycle history – including a definitive one published...

The Inventors Of  The Bicycle The bicycle was greatly aided in its development by four major inventors from medieval Italy to 19th-century France. Some of these men created new concepts, while others improved upon...