Velocipeda
On any given brisk morning
Or afternoon filled with sunshine,
Down to the farmer's market
Or up the steepest incline.
Or afternoon filled with sunshine,
Down to the farmer's market
Or up the steepest incline.
Adrenaline surge on pedals
With the wind in my hair,
Sends a sensation of euphoria
Like a smile to answered prayer.
With the wind in my hair,
Sends a sensation of euphoria
Like a smile to answered prayer.
Whether on days with no chain
Or my feet sink into the pave',
Any direction on two wheels
Is like another holiday!
Or my feet sink into the pave',
Any direction on two wheels
Is like another holiday!
More rewarding than the machine,
And what many inventions lack,
Is the shared exhilaration
Of exchanged smiles in a pack.
And what many inventions lack,
Is the shared exhilaration
Of exchanged smiles in a pack.
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The first bicycle prototype, called the Laufmaschine (running machine), was invented by Baron Karl von Drais in 1817 in Mannheim, Germany. But, it may be considered that the first bicycle, called the velocipeda, was built by French nobleman Comte de Sivrac in 1791.
Most historians are of the opinion that it was Ernest Michaux who invented the bicycle with the help of his father Pierre Michaux, in 1861.
Most historians are of the opinion that it was Ernest Michaux who invented the bicycle with the help of his father Pierre Michaux, in 1861.
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