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The bicycle was introduced in the 19th century in Europe by German Inventor Karl von Drais. He is credited with developing the first bicycle. He introduced it to the people in Paris in 1818. It is supposed to originate from the human-powered vehicle called Draisines. Drais invented a walking machine that would help him get around the royal gardens faster. It was known by many names, including the “velocipede,” “dandy horse,” “hobby-horse,” “draisine” and “running machine. It had no pedals and its frame was a wooden beam. It had two same-size in-line wheels with the front one steerable and mounted in a frame which was straddled. In 1839, Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a Scottish blacksmith, allegedly completed construction of a pedal driven…

Keep your mountain bike in great shape with this checklist of mountain bike maintenance essentials. This video provided by the Global Mountain Bike Network with videos for everyone who loves dirt: from the full-faced helmet downhill mountain biker to the lycra-clad cross country rider along with everyone and anyone in between.

Measuring a mountain bike frame is important because it concerns stand-over, clearance and upper-body extension. Find out how to measure a mountain bike frame from the center of a bolt in inches or centimeters with help from the owner of a bicycle shop in this free video on mountain bike frames.

Few things look worse than rust on your bike, but rusty parts don’t need to be thrown out. With a few things you’ve probably already got around the house or can find nearby.