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Baron von Drais invented a walking machine. He needed to push his feet to make it move.
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This machine had pedals that were applied to the front wheel. This bike was known as fast foot.
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The first all metal machine appeared in 1870. The front wheels became larger and larger. This machine was the first one to be called a bicycle.
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These machines were for ladies and more gentlemen such as doctors and clergymen. Many mechanical innovations now associated with the automobile were originally invented for tricycles.
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This bicycle had a small wheel in the front so people did not have tipping-forward problem. It was safer.
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The design was a return of two same-size wheels and had hard rubber tires.
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The pnuematic tire was first applied to the bicycle by an Irish doctor named Dunlop.
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This design was now called "classic" automobile that was for kids.
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This was the current design called the mountain bike.
