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THE HISTORY OF BICYCLES - Coggle Diagram
THE HISTORY OF BICYCLES
In Scotland
In the early 1800s
Called velocipedes
2 wheels
No pedals
French inventor added
Pedal to front wheel
The framework
Was made of solid tubes
The wooden wheels were
covered with steel
Around 1870,
American manufactures
The frameworks
Hollow steel tubes
Made velocipedes much lighter
BUT
The roads were bumpy
Riders still had to
work hard to pedal
British engineers designed
With a giant front wheel
Made the rear wheel small
BUT
Danger
If they lost their balance
American manufacturers
Substitubed a small front wheel
Put the driving mechanism for rear wheel
Designed a system of foot levers
The rider moved a long metal bar up and down
This bar turned
the rear axle
axle turned the rear wheel
Minimized the dangers
British altered the design one last time
Made the 2 wheels equal in size
Use a chain to turn the rear wheel
FINALLY
Added
Brakes
Rubber tires
Light
By 1900
very popular
At any ages
TODAY
people worldwide
ride bicycle
Transportation
Enjoyment
Sports
Exercise