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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…

  Did you know that in 2024, one European Union (EU) country could transform into a true bicycle paradise? Spain was awarded subsidies from the EU to improve its bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. But where some towns and cities need to catch up when it comes to implementing it, they risk losing access to millions of euros, Euronews reports. CYCLING IN CADIZ What is the EU Funding For? The European Union has a range of initiatives to promote and provide funding for sustainable growth. In 2021, Spain and other member states were awarded “climate change adaptation” subsidies. These funds were made accessible following their Recovery and Resilience Proposals to the EU. Across the Union, this amounts to billions of Euros…

Cycling is one of the most social media friendly pursuits in the world. It provides colour, incredible landscapes (urban or rural) and gives off a whiff of health and mental alacrity. It also provides frame after frame of cool shots, and images of movement, fun and dynamism. And fashion.  There is so much more clothing available to anyone who enjoys cycling than was around fifteen years ago, and in many more ranges too. Although there is some way to go in providing adequate and stylish clothing for every shape and size of body, the same cannot be said for bicycle helmets. The breadth of sizes, options, accessories, fashion, aerodynamics, and colours can all be subsumed by one factor. They have…