- There are approximately one billion bikes in the world (about twice as many as cars)
- Every year some 50 million bikes are produced
- There are almost 400 million bikes in China
- Air-filled tyres were used on bikes before they were used on motorcars
- The term "bicycle" first entered into popular usage in France in the 1860s
- The prototype of the mountain bike was not developed until 1977
- Twenty bikes can be parked in the same space taken up by one car
- The bike as we know it today – with two wheels of the same size – looks almost exactly the same as one from 1900
- Half of all the parts of a typical bike are in the chain
- The fastest speed ever recorded on a bike was attained by American Olympic Cyclist and Ironman triathlon competitor John Howard, when he reached 152.2 mph in 1985
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Every year some 50 million bikes are produced
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Ceci est un "bicycle"
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The fastest speed ever recorded on a bike