History of Bicycle Development

Bicycles are a traditional industry with a history of over 100 years. Due to environmental and transportation issues, bicycles have once again become a popular means of transportation and fitness for residents in various countries, especially developed countries. The focus of the world's bicycle industry is shifting from traditional means of transportation to mobile, mountainous, and leisure types. In developed countries such as the United States, Europe, and Japan, bicycles are a common form of exercise, fitness, and leisure Leisure and entertainment products. Every year, there is a huge demand for bicycles around the world. According to data from Japan's CYCLEPRESS, the demand for bicycles worldwide remains at the level of 106 million units, with an annual transaction volume of approximately 5 billion US dollars.

historical background

The bicycle is one of the most successful human powered machines invented by humans, and it is a complex machine composed of many simple machines.

In the 1915 publication of "The Grand View of the Qing Dynasty's Wild History", it was stated that "Huang Luzhuang made a two wheeled small car, which was more than three feet long and could accommodate one person without pushing or pulling, and could move on its own. When traveling, one could twist and turn around the axis with one's hand, and the journey would continue as before, traveling 80 miles on a daily basis." It should be pointed out that due to limitations of the times and other reasons, some viewpoints and expressions in the book are inevitably different from today's understanding, especially the editor's emphasis on searching for novelty and beauty, The collection of some absurd rumors in certain parts is not a faithful history. Readers should distinguish between these when reading and using them.

In 1790, the French man Severac first made a bicycle, and it is also believed that in 1817, German Carl Drees invented the world's first bicycle.