Celebrating 200 years of the bicycle

[retrofit]

Short article in local newspaper: Monterey Herald- Celebrating 200 years of the bicycle

Two hundred years ago in Germany, Baron Karl von Drais demonstrated his most famous invention: the laufmachine — or “running machine,” the prototype for the modern bicycle.

[Mark McM]

... except that the Karl Drais's machine wasn't a bicycle. It was a forerunner of the bicycle for sure, but it was not a bicycle, as it was not wheel driven.

It would take another 45 years before the true bicycle came into being.

[hokoman]

Adult balance bike!

[retrofit]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

... except that the Karl Drais's machine wasn't a bicycle. It was a forerunner of the bicycle for sure, but it was not a bicycle, as it was not wheel driven.

It would take another 45 years before the true bicycle came into being.

Bet you'd tell this kid there's no Santa Claus, too.

"Hey kid, get a real bike!"

[Gurpil23]

Interesting read about Karl Drais' Laufmaschine and the inventions that lead to the modern bicycle (and how slow of a process it was when compared to other XIX century inventions)

http://spectrum.ieee.org/transportat...y-in-the-world

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by retrofit

Bet you'd tell this kid there's no Santa Claus, too.

"Hey kid, get a real bike!"

Post of the farging day!!!