Michaux velocipede
device · 1863 · Industrial Revolution
A bicycle with pedals on the front wheel (the “boneshaker”).
What it is made of
- Pedal — has part. Pedals.
- Crank — has part. Cranks on the wheel axle.
- Wheel — has part. The Michaux velocipede had two wooden wheels, with pedals on the front one.
Principles and materials it uses
- Wood — is made of. The wheels are wooden.
- Wrought iron — is made of. The frame is wrought iron.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Cycle rickshaw — evolved into. A cycle rickshaw is a three-wheeled machine built on bicycle pedal mechanics.
- Tricycle — evolved into. Tricycles appeared in the era of bicycles with pedals on the wheel.
- Drais’s running machine — evolved from. Michaux added pedals to the front wheel.
- Penny-farthing — evolved into. A large wheel increased the speed per turn of the pedals.
- Bicycle — evolved into. The modern bicycle grew out of the Michaux velocipede, which had pedals on the front wheel.