The ancient bicycle was a wooden scooter-like machine called a celerifere. It was invented by Comte Mede de Sivrac, France, in 1790. In 1816, Baron Karl Von Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany, invented a bicycle model having a steering bar which was attached to the front wheel. He named it Draisienne. It featured two wheels; the rider used to sit between the 2 wheels and moved forward with their feet as there were no pedals to it. It was first exhibited in Paris on 6 April, 1818. The first bicycle with foot pedals was invented by Kirkpatrick MacMillan from Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1840s. His invention was not recognized as he didn’t patent his idea. A French father-and-son Pierre and Ernest Michaux, in the 1860s, invented an improved version of the bicycle. Early bicycles had wooden-metal tyres, but as an improvement, later solid rubber tyres were added to them. In 1880, safety bicycle was invented, which had sprockets to its wheels, later air-filled tyres and derailleur gear system was also added for a more comfortable ride.
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