When was the Bike invented?

The first verifiable claim for a practically used bicycle belongs to German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany. Drais invented his Laufmaschine (German for "running machine") in 1817, that was called Draisine (English) or draisienne (French) by the press.

 

The first bicycle was invented about 1791 .The first bicycles were mainly used for fun . Comte de Siva invented the bicycle in France .

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