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Invented: 1655 or 1680: Configurations: ... A tricycle, sometimes ... by 1879, there were "twenty types of tricycles and multi-wheel cycles ... produced in Coventry ...
In 1880, G.W. Pressey invented the high-wheeler American Star Bicycle, whose smaller front wheel was designed to decrease the frequency of "headers". By 1884 high-wheelers and tricycles were relatively popular among a small group of upper-middle-class people in all three countries, the largest group being in England.
Rickshaws were independently invented in Japan circa 1869, [7] [8] ... [44] [45] Aboboyaa is a tricycle used in the transportation of goods and service in Ghana. [46] ...
Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe. By the early 21st century there were more than 1 billion bicycles. [1] [2] There are many more bicycles than cars. [3] [4] [5] Bicycles are the principal means of transport in many regions. They also provide a popular form of recreation, and have been adapted for use as children's toys.
2008 – The first "National" rally in the US, specifically for Motor-Assisted-Bicycles, took place in Ocean Park WA. There were 29 bikes, of various styles, representing 4 states. 2008 – A motorized bicycle ridden by Augie Deabler is accepted as an official entrant at the Bonneville Salt Flats "World of Speed '08."
Today many people ride bikes to work for a variety of reasons including fitness, environmental concerns, convenience, frugality, and enjoyment. According to the US Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey(ACS), on September 22, 2009, 0.55 percent of Americans use a bicycle as the primary means of getting to work. [8]
James Starley (21 April 1830 – 17 June 1881) [1] was an English inventor and father of the bicycle industry.He was one of the most innovative and successful builders of bicycles and tricycles.
French Army Captain Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's 1770 fardier à vapeur (steam dray), a steam tricycle with a top speed of around 3 km/h (2 mph), was intended for hauling artillery. [ 13 ] Another of the earliest preserved examples is the Long steam tricycle , built by George A. Long around 1880 and patented in 1883, [ 14 ] [ 15 ] now on display at ...