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Article: The bicycle, 1817-1920. (bicycle exhibit)
- Article from:
- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- June 1, 1997
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As it evolved from the early nineteenth century to the present, the bicycle is truly the product of a series of ingenious inventors around the world. In 1817 the German engineer Baron Karl Friedrich Drais von Sauerbronn developed the Laufmaschine (running machine), the precursor of the bicycle. His design consisted of two wooden wheels connected by a wooden beam and surmounted by an upholstered seat, but since it lacked pedals, it had to be propelled by the rider's feet pushing against the ground. After it was patented in Baden, Germany, and in Paris (under the name velocipede) in 1818, it was both imitated and improved upon. An exhibition that investigates the evolution of ...
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