1. The bicycle was invented by Karl Drais in 1817.
2. The German Karl Drais (1785_1851) is generally recognized as the inventor of the bicycle. In 1817, he created a wooden horse bicycle with a handle and a steering wheel on the front wheel. This is the first time people have seen a strange vehicle that does not require a horse, and it is also people's earliest impression of a bicycle.
3. His invention was conceived based on the principle of roller skates. He thought that if people put a seat cushion on the two wheels, and people sat on it with their feet hanging down and stepping forward alternately, the car would be like Moving forward like skating.
4. His Trojan horse bicycle was officially patented in Germany and France in 1818, becoming the originator of bicycles. This bicycle is made of wood, and it relies on people's two feet on the ground. Pedaling, from today's perspective, looks like a wooden toy Trojan horse, several times heavier than today's iron horse. The invention of this Trojan horse bicycle made a great contribution to mankind.