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When did James Starley invent his two wheeled bicycle?
In 1868 Starley saw his first bicycle, a French velocipede. Bicycles had been around since 1818, but the earliest two-wheeled, rider-propelled machines were rudimentary, requiring the rider to use his own feet to move the wooden monster along.
Why did James Starley invent the bicycle?
James Starley was constantly looking for ways to make his products better and more efficient. He invented the tangent spoke wheel, differential gears (used the manufacture of cars today) and he came up with ways to perfect the bicycle chain drive.