History of mountain biking
The Development of Bicycles
- Advances in science and technology due to the Industrial Revolution (1760 – ~1840) led to the first bicycle
- The first bike as we know it was invented in England in 1885
- Bicycles were first used by the wealthy before becoming a form of mass transit for the working classes
- In the late 1800’s the bicycle was explored for military in off-road conditions
- In 1897 the ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ rode 1900 miles across the United States (mccormick 2012)
- Throughout the 19th and 20th century bicycle use grew across the globe for transport, sport, and recreation
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