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Summary

bicycle is a mode of transport[1]. bicycle ranks in the top 6% of mode_of_transport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,136 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • bicycle is credited with the discovery of Karl Drais[3].
  • bicycle is credited with the discovery of Kirkpatrick Macmillan[4].
  • bicycle's image is recorded as 00 8327 Historisches Fahrrad.jpg[5].
  • bicycle's image is recorded as .00 3321 Petersen-Fahrrad.jpg[6].
  • bicycle's instance of is recorded as mode of transport[7].
  • bicycle's instance of is recorded as individual means of transport[8].
  • bicycle's physically interacts with is recorded as road[9].
  • bicycle's made from material is recorded as metal[10].
  • bicycle's made from material is recorded as carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer[11].
  • bicycle's made from material is recorded as fiberglass[12].
  • bicycle's GND ID is recorded as 4016297-7[13].
  • bicycle's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85013911[14].
  • bicycle's Bibliothรจque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13162854m[15].
  • bicycle's subclass of is recorded as velocipede[16].
  • bicycle's subclass of is recorded as two-wheeler[17].
  • bicycle's subclass of is recorded as sports equipment[18].
  • bicycle's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00574882[19].
  • bicycle's has use is recorded as private transport[20].
  • bicycle's has use is recorded as transport[21].
  • bicycle's has use is recorded as cycle sport[22].
  • bicycle's has use is recorded as cycling[23].
  • bicycle's has use is recorded as bicycle touring[24].
  • bicycle's has use is recorded as organized bicycle touring[25].
  • bicycle's has use is recorded as recreation[26].
  • bicycle's has use is recorded as physical fitness[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Karl Drais[3], an inventor[28], 1785โ€“1851[29], of Grand Duchy of Baden[30] and Kirkpatrick Macmillan[4], a blacksmith[31], 1812โ€“1878[32], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[33]. Things named for bicycle include BMX[34], a sports discipline[35]; bicycle kick[36]; Derbi[37], a motorcycle manufacturer[38], in Spain[39], founded in 1922[40], headquartered in Martorelles[41]; Bixi[42], a bicycle-sharing system[43], in Canada[44], founded in 2009[45], headquartered in Montreal[46]; This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb[47], a musical group[48], founded in 1997[49]; and Villo![50], a bicycle-sharing system[51], in Belgium[52], founded in 2009[53].

Why It Matters

bicycle ranks in the top 6% of mode_of_transport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,136 views/month).[2] bicycle has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] bicycle is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for bicycle include BMX[34], a sports discipline[35]; bicycle kick[36]; Derbi[37], a motorcycle manufacturer[38], in Spain[39], founded in 1922[40], headquartered in Martorelles[41]; Bixi[42], a bicycle-sharing system[43], in Canada[44], founded in 2009[45], headquartered in Montreal[46]; This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb[47], a musical group[48], founded in 1997[49]; and Villo![50], a bicycle-sharing system[51], in Belgium[52], founded in 2009[53].

Related Entities

Adam Opel Bridgestone Campagnolo Christiane Taubira Giant Bicycles Karl Drais Pirelli Pure Electric

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  2. [54] โ†‘ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] โ†‘ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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