| A bicycle, also known as a bike or a pushbike, is a | | | | rod helps to keep the bike balanced. The main parts in |
| vehicle that has two wheels and is propelled by pedals. | | | | a bicycle are the main frame, the drive train, steering |
| Bicycles can be dated back to 19th century Europe, | | | | rod, the seat/seats, brakes, and optional gears.Bicycles |
| and have evolved gradually into several designs and | | | | can be categorized into many kinds based on the |
| models available today. Bicycles are an ideal means of | | | | function (mountain bikes, racing bikes, messenger bikes, |
| transport--non-polluting, quiet, small, easy to maneuver, | | | | touring bikes, utility bikes, and Randonneu or Audax |
| light and inexpensive. They can be used by anyone, | | | | bikes), number of riders (tandem/twin, triplet bikes and |
| from a 5-year-old to a 70-year-old. Bicycling is also a | | | | multi bikes), construction (penny farthing, upright, |
| very good form of exercise. However, there are a | | | | recumbent, folding, moulton, exercise), gearing (internal |
| few disadvantages of bicycles: they cannot be used | | | | hub gearing, shaft-driven bicycles, single-speed/fixed |
| for great distances and they also tire out the rider | | | | gear, retro-direct, and Derailleur gear Bicycles), sport |
| after sometime. This is the reason for the evolution of | | | | (track, time trial, cyclo-cross, BMX, Triathlon etc), |
| the engine-powered bicycle or motor bicycle. Bicycles | | | | means of propulsion (pedal, rowing, hand-cranked, |
| are still being used a chief means of transport in most | | | | motorized, shaft-driven, flywheel etc), and several |
| countries. There are also some jobs where | | | | other types, like cruiser bikes, freight bikes, cycle |
| employees depend on bicycles, like postal services, | | | | rickshaws, clown bikes, velomobiles/bicycle cars, hybrid |
| police services or retail delivery.A bicycle works on the | | | | bikes, art bikes, unicycle and so on.Bicycles provides |
| simple mechanism of pushing the wheels forward by | | | | detailed information on Bicycles, Performance Bicycles, |
| driving the pedals in a circular motion. The pedals are | | | | Bicycle Shops, Bicycle Parts and more. Bicycles is |
| connected to the wheels by an iron chain. A steering | | | | affiliated with Colorado Bicycle Tours. |