Events
Bicycle was invented. It was called the velocipede or the dandy horse.Pedals are added to the bicycle.Pieere Michaux and the Oliver brothers start the first mass production of the bicycle.Rubber tires begin to get used on the bicycle.Henry J. Laweson patents a chain-driven bicycle.Inflatable tubes are invented by John Boyd DunlopThe back pedal brake is patented by Daniel Stover and William Hance.Freewheeling is invented so wheels could spin without peddling.Internall hub gears are invented.First kid bikes are made.Dearilleur gears introduced so riders could changes gears without removing wheels.Mountain bikes are made by Charlie Kelly, Gary Fisher, and Tom Ritchey.First mass production of moutain bikes.Full moutain bike suspension is creaed.Helmet laws are created in Australia.Shimano introduces the first integrated brake/gear levals.New world speed record in unassisted cycling. 113.8 kph.
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