- Before the invention of motorcycles, cars, and airplanes, cyclists reached the highest speed of human movement by riding on a fast two-wheeler. The first bicycles powered by pedals mounted on the front wheel appeared in 1861 in France
- They were made of metal, and the front wheel was much larger than the rear, which was movable and used to steer the bike. It was called a velocipede; you are looking at one of them now
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