Who Invented the Bicycle: The bicycle as we know it today was developed over time by multiple inventors. However, the earliest known prototype of a bicycle, called the “running machine,” was invented by a German baron named Karl von Drais in 1817. This machine had two wheels but no pedals, and riders moved themselves forward by pushing off the ground with their feet.

The first pedal-powered bicycle, also known as the “boneshaker,” was developed in the 1860s by Frenchmen Pierre Michaux and Pierre Lallement. Lallement added pedals to the front wheel of a velocipede, creating a more efficient mode of transportation.

The design of the modern bicycle with equal-sized wheels and a chain-driven rear wheel was developed by British inventor John Kemp Starley in 1885. He created the “Rover Safety Bicycle,” which was the first bicycle to feature a diamond-shaped frame and chain drive. This design quickly became popular and laid the foundation for the modern bicycle as we know it today.