You might think that an invention as simple as the bicycle would have an uncomplicated past. But as it turns out, this highly popular invention has a history fraught with controversy and ...

The credit for inventing the bicycle is akin to trying to credit one single person for inventing the modern-day automobile, or any other multi-part machine. Does the invention of what we know as a ...

The first bicycle was invented by Comte Mede de Sivrac of France around 1790. Who invented the bicycle? The first bicycle was invented by Comte Mede de Sivrac of France around 1790. It was a ...

For that is what the bicycle is. More are manufactured each ... Air-inflated rubber tyres were first invented to be used by bicycles, not cars. Ford’s first car was called a “quadricycle ...

A HUMBLE blacksmith from Dumfriesshire is widely seen as the true father of the 'velocipede' or bicycle - but didn't bother to patent his invention. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

This article is excerpted from Who Invented the Bicycle Kick?: Soccer’s Greatest Legends and Lore by Paul Simpson and Uli Hesse, out now from William Morrow Paperbacks. Galeano does not date ...

Bicycles have a long and illustrious history. It is one of the most popular modes of transport in the India. Take the rediff business quiz to find out more about the world's favourite two-wheeler ...