Michaux invents the Velocipede--considered to be the first true bicycle

Category
Transportation
Place
France
Date
1861
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"The velocipede's invention led to the first brief craze for cycling across Europe, and Michaux mass-produced machines to meet the demand, producing 200 a day at one stage." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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Category
Inventions
-3800
2020
Transcultural