May is National Bike Month. Whether you rely on your bike for 
transportation or exercise, you’ll enjoy these ten fun facts on this two-wheeled vehicle.
transportation or exercise, you’ll enjoy these ten fun facts on this two-wheeled vehicle. · In 1817, Karl von Drais, a German baron, invented a horseless carriage that would help him get around faster. The two-wheeled, pedal-less device was propelled by pushing your feet against the ground, The machine became known as the “draisine,” and led to the creation of the modern-day bicycle.
· The term “bicycle” was not introduced until the 1860s, when it was coined in France to describe a new kind of two-wheeler with a mechanical drive.
· Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who built the first flying airplane, operated a small bike repair shop in Dayton, Ohio. They used their workshop to build the 1903 Wright Flyer. · Fred A. Birchmore, 25, circled the globe by bicycle in 1935. The entire trip, through Europe, Asia, and the United States, covered forty thousand miles. He pedaled about 25,000 miles. The rest was traveled by boat. He wore out seven sets of tires.
· There are over a half billion bicycles in China. Bikes were first brought to China in the late 1800s.
· About 100 million bicycles are manufactured worldwide each year.
· Over the past 30 years, bicycle delivery services have developed into an important industry, especially in cities, where the couriers have earned a reputation for their high speed and traffic-weaving skills.
·Americans use their bicycles for less than one percent of all urban trips. Europeans bike in cities a lot more often—in Italy 5 percent of all trips are on bicycle, 30 percent in the Netherlands, and seven out of eight Dutch people over age 15 have a bike.
· The Tour de France is one of the most famous bicycle races in the world. Established in 1903, it is considered to be the biggest test of endurance out of all sports. Lance Armstrong, an American cyclist, is the only rider to have won seven titles (1999–2005) after surviving cancer. · Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX), an extreme style of bicycle track racing, became a sport in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Maris Strombergs, of Latvia, received the gold
medal for Men’s BMX, and Anne-Caroline Chausson, from France, took home the gold in the first Women’s BMX Olympic event.There are so many cool facts about bikes. I feel smarter already.
Now tell me the 3 most interesting facts you have learned about bikes?
Now tell me the 3 most interesting facts you have learned about bikes?
Three interesting facts I learned about National Bike Month is that the bikes have changed through time,the term "bicycle" was not introduced until the 1860s and that the first bikes were brought to China in the late 1800s.
ReplyDeleteBy Ginny L.
The 3 most intresting facts I learned about bikes are that bikes were first invented in the 1817. Bikes were invented by Karl Von Draise . Bike racing is in the Olympic games.
ReplyDeleteBy Arnav
There are cool things about bikes and a bird could ride a bike. Me two I do feel smarter and a bike takes a long time to make and, at a store, a store makes the bikes and if someone wants it they just buy it. But if something is wrong like say a screw was not tight enough and you ride it you will get hurt and if you want to trade it in for another bike and not pay money.
ReplyDeleteBy: Joe Mancuso
Three interesting facts I learned about this article is that Lance Armstrong was the first biker won 7 straight titles 1999 to 2005. Also another fact is that over half a billion bikes are in china. Also the last interesting fact I learned was that tour de France is 1 of the most popular bike races in the world.
ReplyDeleteBy Hunter