The word 'bicycle' was used after the first bicycles appeared for sale called velocipedes.

The bicycle as we know it today evolved in the 19th century with many names like a 'hobby-horse', 'bone shaker' priorly known as 'velocipede'.

The bicycle as we know it today evolved in the 19th century with many names like a 'hobby-horse', 'bone shaker' priorly known as 'velocipede'.The two-wheel velocipedes, the bicycles as they are styled, were intended for the male sex only and by far were the swiftest machines. The first commercially sold bicycle 'Boneshaker' weighed 80 kg when it appeared for sale in 1868 in Paris. This clunky wooden prototype didn’t include a chain, brakes, or pedals. Instead, riders propelled the 50-pound frame forward by pushing off from the ground with their feet.

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