Smith, of this city, who claims that the so-called French velocipede is an American invention, perfected in this city, and introduced into France by patent, and personally by himself. It appears ...

We, on the contrary, have avowed and still avow our belief that the velocipede, as now improved, is destined to mark an era in the history of vehicles, an era that will last long after present ...

The Smithsonian's cycle collection began in 1889 when J. Elfreth Watkins, curator of transportation, accessioned a velocipede. This vehicle was the third wheeled vehicle to be accessioned, having been ...

French-born Pierre Lallement patented his "velocipede" in the US in 1866 One autumn day in 1865, two men sat in a tavern in Ansonia, Connecticut, calming their nerves with a few stiff drinks.

In 1877, a Michigan farmer named George Sheffield was accredited for inventing the first three-wheeled railroad velocipede - a handcar that used a combination of hand and foot power to propel forward ...

From the Louvre to the Musée d’Orsay, there’s no question that Paris has some of the best museums in Europe. But not all of ...

Anyone who thinks controversy around cycle lanes is anything new, should pick up a copy of Michael Toohey’s just published account of the bicycle’s beginnings in Aotearoa New Zealand, The Cycling ...

"Dust off your vintage velocipede for the ride; prizes awarded for Best Vintage Bicycle. If your bike isn't quite a classic, try your hand at the best decorated bicycle competition. "And of course ...

In one of Peter Cook’s sketches he argued determinedly that he’d identified the earliest inventor of that amazing round object that has permitted such pace to be achieved on the ground and in all ...

The Smithsonian's cycle collection began in 1889 when J. Elfreth Watkins, curator of transportation, accessioned a velocipede. This vehicle was the third wheeled vehicle to be accessioned, having been ...