Do you know how difficult it was to ride the world’s first bicycles? In the beginning, bikes had no pedals — riders pushed themselves forward with their feet like children’s toys. Then came pedals attached directly to the front wheel — but one pedal turn only moved the bike the distance of a single wheel. To go fast, you had to pedal like crazy. Inventors tried a bold fix: a giant front wheel. It worked — until a small bump sent riders flying headfirst to the ground. Finally, during the Industri

2.9K views · 35 reactions | Before Electric Bikes... We Had THIS! A bicycle... powered by steam! In 1940, Dutch inventors Messrs Gordijn built a coal-fired steam engine above the front wheel and took it for a ride. Long before e-bikes, there was this! Source: The steam bicycle invention by Messrs Gordijn by Polygoon-Profilti (producer) -Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision, Netherlands - Public Domain. | History of the WORLD | Facebook