The bicycle, Latin for Bicyoletta, is the meaning of "fast" and "Walker", and the Chinese translation of the name "bicycle".
In 1815, the first bicycle in the world appeared in France. It had no central axis and pedal, and bicyclist and walking alike made use of the reaction force of pedals to make the wheels roll forward. In 1869, the Frenchman, Makin, added a pedal to the front wheel, riding up and speeding up. By 1890, a British doctor changed solid tires to inflated tires, reducing friction with the ground and increasing speed again. With the development of science and technology, a number of major reforms have gradually evolved into a modern style bicycle. The modern bicycle, there have been several major innovations, one is added to the transmission device, the multi speed, up to 10 - 21 stalls can be adjusted freely to adapt to different topography and climatic conditions, has brought great convenience to the tourism and competition; two is to improve the material, development light weight, strong direction, speed is improved; three is to improve the structure, increase the bike form number, category, now popular with pedal bicycle, folding bicycle, bicycle and elliptical tooth disc multiple travelling bicycle; four is the driving force of the country with low frequency has been improved, the electric bicycle control hydraulic transmission bicycle, so that modern transportation has increased. The world's advanced competition bicycles, each only 6 - 9 kilograms weight. In order to further improve the performance of racing bicycles and other properties, the "aerodynamic racing car" produced in Japan has been published. In 1981, the winner of the national cycling competition in France was Jessica, the racing car. This kind of aerodynamic racing car has attracted the attention of all countries all over the world. Looking at the history of the bicycle from its birth to the present 170 years, it has been developing in the reform. It is entirely predictable that all kinds of new bicycles will increase day by day.
With the improvement of people's material and cultural life level and the increase of sports events, bicycles have become an instrument of sports activities as a means of transportation. Bicycling has become a favorite sport competition event. As early as the first Olympic Games in 1896, bicycle sports were included in the formal competition. The Olympic Games have been held for 22 sessions, and 19 of them have bicycles. In addition to the Olympic Games, the international championships, men's teenage Championships, multi day competitions, and regional and regional competitions are held every year. In 1900, the International Federation of bicycles was set up.