The bicycle has come a long way from its wooden-wheeled, pedal-free ancestors. What started as a strange contraption that required riders to push themselves along with their feet eventually became one ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The bicycle had its first baptism of fire in the Second Anglo-Boer War. Visit parts of Europe—especially France, Italy, and notably the Netherlands—and you’ll find lands ...

Bicycles were invented in 1817 by German inventor Karl von Drais. Since then, they've grown to become the most popular form of transportation (besides walking) worldwide. For many, bicycles are a ...

LA CROSSE (AP) - In 2008, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse professor James Longhurst started commuting to work on his bicycle.Longhurst didn't do it to save the planet or because he doesn't like cars ...