Since childhood, almost everyone remembers well his first and often unsuccessful cycling. But no matter how painful and unfortunate were our first lessons in driving this two-wheeled wonder, we never forget those first feelings of joy and pride that we have your bike, but still manage it.
The history of the bicycle in Russia began in 1800. The Nizhny Tagil in the Urals, in the factory worked talented serf master, Efim Artamonov Mikheevich. Here it is and made a first curiosities in Russia. His bike weighed just over 40 pounds, the pedals were located on the front wheel, it has been moderated. The diameter of the front wheel was slightly more than a meter, the rear wheel was also smaller than the front two times the height of a bicycle was about half a meter. First time Artamonov decided to demonstrate his invention to the public on the day of the prophet. On this day in 1800, Yefim Mikheevich walking to her child through the streets of Yekaterinburg.
A little later, a year later, breaking the nearly 5,000 kilometers of unbroken terrain, Artamonov dared to come on his bicycle in Moscow. At this time, in Moscow, on Khodynskoe field the coronation of the king. Artamonov was pleasantly surprised by this miracle the king and the guests present there. King is so pleased with his invention that he freed from bondage master. But, unfortunately, for reasons unknown to us Yefim Mikheevich this invention is not patent. Artamonova bicycle attached to the royal collection of rarities and quickly forgot about it.
The founder of a bicycle still believe the German Baron Karl von Dreis. In 1814, he constructed the first wooden scooter, he gave him an interesting name - "a machine for walking." Neighbors called this baron scooter "walking horse". In 1817 Germany, Baron Karl Dreis received a patent on as if the world's first bicycle. And just a few decades, Western Europe and the United States began serious work on the technical improvement of a bicycle. Have introduced the necessary improvements, and bicycles began produced in the enterprises for a wide range of customers. Cycling has become so popular that very quickly became the sport.
For many inhabitants of our planet, the bicycle has become a lifestyle. cycling prefer all age categories. What is the use of a bicycle? This miracle of technology helps a person to pump up muscles, burn extra calories, metabolism, and favorably affects recovery of vision. From the standpoint of medicine, you can still talk a lot about the benefits of cycling. On the bike nice and helpful travel. And also, it is absolutely harmless to the environment. It is worth noting that despite the fact that the British called a bicycle "bone-shaker", for many people it was, is and will be - a lifestyle.
By: Toronto Escort
