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Michaux Velocipede (Boneshaker)

Item# Michaux [Michaux Velocipede] Categories: Who's Who-Mfgr's of Bicycles, Tricycles and/or Wheel Goods & Employees,


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The French father and son team of Pierre and Ernest Michaux are given credit by some historians for being the first to commercially produce bicycles with pedals in the year 18XX. The machine was referred to a a Velocipede (aka a Boneshaker). The image shown here of a Michaux Velocipede was copied from the Gilbert King book titled The Bicycle (a very worthwhile book for anyone studying the history of bicycles, ISBN 0-7624-1262-3, published in 2002).

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more details Click on this thumbnail image to see a greatly enlarged image that is easy to read. This is an article published in about 1895 relating to the monument that was recently erected at Bar-le-Due to the two Michaux's; father and son. The Michaux's are credited with inventing the first bicycle with pedals. . .read the article.

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