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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…

I’ve got a confession: I’ve fallen in love with e-bikes over the past 18 months. It’s like cycling within an endless tailwind. I understand some people enjoy the grind of cycling. The ups and downs. The hard and the easy. But when I’m cycling to my office, I enjoy not arriving in a sweaty mess. I enjoy not having to worry about how hot the weather is. Or if I’ll be pedalling into a strong wind. I enjoy the unadulterated leisure. With that in mind, I’ve been testing out various urban e-bikes in the pursuit of finding the perfect electric bike for commuters. And when I discovered the Honbike Uni4 I got very excited. IMAGE CREDIT: HONBIKE The Honbike is…