Who invented the first bicycle?

bobby_windass

This is in debate but the first penny farthing bicycle was invented in 1871 by James Starley. [May 02 04 12:01 PM] bobby_windass writes: According to enchantedlearning.com, "The earliest bicycle was a wooden scooter-like contraption called a celerifere; it was invented about 1790 by Comte Mede de Sivrac of France. In 1816, Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun, of Germany, invented a model with a steering bar attached to the front wheel, which he called a Draisienne. It has two wheels (of the same size), and the rider sat between the two wheels, but there were no pedals; to move, you had to propel the bicycle forward using your feet (a bit like a scooter). He exhibited his bicycle in Paris on April 6, 1818." Other sites give different suggestions. May 02 04, 7:44 AM

nzhou

Kirkpatrick Macmillian 1840 May 02 04, 10:32 AM