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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…

Helmets aren’t what they used to be. In yesteryear, their sole purpose was to protect your head in the event of a crash or fall. But the times, they are a-changin’. First the helmets got lighter and prettier – making them more appealing to wear. Which is great. But over the past few years, we’ve seen a new wave of smart bike helmets – which aim to prevent accidents from happening in the first place. The primary way this is achieved is by adding built-in lights (such as indicators and brake lights) so that cyclists can be better seen and their movements understood. And those are just some of the things that the Unit 1 FARO Smart Helmet can do….