who invented bicycle?

Answer 1

Machmilan

Answer 2

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.

Kirkpatrick MacMillan (1812-1878), a blacksmith from Dumfriesshire, Scotland, invented the first bicycle with foot pedals in the 1830 to 1840's, but he never patented it and his idea did not catch on locally.

A French father-and-son team of carriage-makers, Pierre and Ernest Michaux, invented an improved bicycle in the 1860's. Many early bicycles (called velocipedes, meaning "fast foot," or, more descriptively, "bone shakers") had huge front wheels - it was thought that the bigger the wheel, the faster you could go. Early tires were wooden - metal tires were an improvement, and solid rubber tires were added later. A chain with sprockets was added to the bicycle in the 1880's; this was called the "safety bicycle." Air-filled tires were also added in the 1880's. The derailleur gear system was added in the 1970's.

Answer 3

Bicycle History

By Mary Bellis
Engraving: Bicycle riders circa 1869

Bicycle History in Debate
Some history books will state that Pierre and Ernest Michaux, the French father and son team of carriage-makers, invented the first bicycle during the 1860s. Historians now disagree and there is evidence that the bicycle is older than that. However, historians do agree that Ernest Michaux did invent the modern bicycle pedal and cranks in 1861.

Baron Karl Drais von Sauerbronn - Early Bicycles
The German Baron Karl Drais von Sauerbronn invented the "Laufmaschine" or "Running Machine", a type of pre-bicycle. The steerable Laufmaschine was made entirely of wood and had no pedals; a rider would push his/her feet against the ground to make the machine go forward. Sauerbronn's bicycle was first exhibited in Paris on April 6, 1818. The celerifere was another similar early bicycle precursor invented in 1790 by Frenchmen, Comte Mede de Sivrac, however, it had no steering.

Penny Farthing
The Penny Farthing is also referred to as the 'High' or 'Ordinary' bicycle, and the first one was invented in 1871 by British engineer, James Starley. The Penny Farthing came after the development of the 'Hobbyhorse', and the French 'Velocipede' or 'Boneshaker', all versions of early bikes. However, the Penny Farthing was the first really efficient bicycle, consisting of a small rear wheel and large front wheel pivoting on a simple tubular frame with tires of rubber.

Pedaling History
The history of bikes from The Burgwardt Bicycle Museum - History Section.

History of the Bicycle
The name 'bicycle' dates from 1869. Various precursors of this machine were known as 'velocipedes', a French name dating from the late 18th century.

Bicycle Museum of America
View all the historical models in their collection, with a photo and paragraph on each model.

History of the Bicycle
The history of bicycles is very fuzzy. Sources often disagree as to the names of the inventors and the dates of their inventions. Leonardo DaVinci sketched a facsimile of the modern bicycle in 1490, which never left the drawing board.

Bicycle History
In 1817, among the forests near central Germany a new kind of bike was created by Baron Karl von Drais.

The First Hundred Years of Bicycles
In 1818, Baron von Drais introduced a machine to the public in Paris. It had two in-line wheels connected by a wooden frame. The rider sat astride and pushed it along with his feet, while steering the front wheel.

Bicycle Pedal History Timeline
In 1855 Ernest Michaux added crank treadles to a velocipede (round shafts).

The Rover Cycle - The Tricycle
In 1877 John Starley and William Sutton formed a company to build bicycles, for people to 'rove" around the countryside

Answer 4

In the late 1400s, the Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci made the first machine propelled by cranks and pedals, but it didn't look much like the bicycle you ride on today. A French count, Comte Mede de Sivrac built a wooden model in 1790. It had no pedals and no steering bar. A rider had to move and steer by putting his feet on the ground and pushing. De Sivrac's modelwas more like a "walking machine" than a bicycle.
In about 1816, a German, Baron Karl von Drais, built a model with a steering bar. In 1839, foot pedals were finally added by a Scottish blacksmith named Kirkpatrick Macmillan. This bicycle was more like our modern ones we see today.

Answer 5

The bicycle as we know it today has gone through many changes since its inception. No one person is responsible for the bicycle we have currently.
Google History Bicycle and I'm sure you'll come up with a lot of information.

Answer 6

Bicycle — Inventor: Kirkpatrick McMillan
According to http://www.artpolitic.org/infopedia/bi/Bicycle.html

Answer 7

Macmillan

Answer 8

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Bicycle — Inventor: Kirkpatrick McMillan

Answer 9

Some Scottish guy..........duh