The Running Machine: The Invention Of The Very First Bicycle Travel maps each cycle honoring a different

each cycle honoring a different theme

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and options for linking routes to create a longer trek

‘A beautiful story about the power of community and friendships’ Eleanor Goymer

The Running Machine: The Invention Of The Very First Bicycle Travel maps each cycle honoring a differentA story of pluck and determination inspired by the real events of 1815 17, when a young man named Karl Drais invented the very first bicycle. Before there were trains, or cars, or planes, people rode horses to travel from place to place. Then came the Year without a Summer, when a cloud of volcanic ash blocked the sun and crops withered across half the world. With no oats to eat, horses grew too weak to walk. Everyone despairedhow would they get