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A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe. By the early 21st century there were more ...
Ciclovía (/ ˌ s iː k l oʊ ˈ v iː ə /, Spanish: [θikloˈβi.a]), also ciclovia or cyclovia, is a Spanish term that means "cycleway", either a permanent bike path or the temporary closing of certain streets to automobiles for cyclists and pedestrians, [1] a practice sometimes called open streets.
European city bike Children riding a bike in Ghana. Cycling, [1] also known as bicycling [2] or biking, [3] is the activity of riding a bicycle or other type of cycle. It encompasses the use of human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles.
A Whatcom County program aims to provide Spanish speaking students with bicycle training and the chance to earn their own bike. The free program is intended for all Spanish-speaking students, with ...
A bicycle with front suspension but no rear suspension. [7] Headset The bearing system in the head tube within which the handlebars rotate. [7] [22] Highracer A short wheel base recumbent bicycle with two large wheels, usually between 559 and 622 mm in size. The kind of recumbent most similar to normal road bikes in characteristics.
The Vuelta a España (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwelta a esˈpaɲa]; English: "Tour of Spain") is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries.
Ecobici is the bicycle sharing system launched in February 2010 by the government of Mexico City. [1] Initially launched with 85 docking stations and 1,000 distinctive red and white liveried bicycles, the network then expanded by September 2013 to be at 276 stations with 4,000 bicycles, [ 2 ] and as of April 2015 [update] , now has 444 stations ...
The Gimbernats came up with a second brand for their bicycles named Esbelta, meaning slim, to have two distributors in the same place and a better control of the market. [2] At one point, Gimson won a contest to provide bicycles to the Spanish Civil Guard, before the unit was equipped with Sanglas motorcycles. These bicycles were used to patrol ...