1) A $45 billion (£36 billion) global industry, with more than 100 million bicycles made each year.
2) The Netherlands holds the world record for the highest number of bicycles per capita. In Norway, Sweden, Germany, and Denmark, cyclists abound.
3) German Baron Karl von Drais, a civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden in Germany, has the first credible claim for a practically used bicycle. In 1817, Drais constructed the Laufmaschine (German for "running machine"), which the press dubbed Draisine (English) or draisienne (French).
4) There are currently over 1 billion bicycles in use all over the world.
5) Denise Mueller-Korenek of the United States holds the overall world record, riding a custom bike at an average speed of 183.932 mph, faster than a big jet can take off. In September 2018, it was held on a six-mile course at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
6) Cycling can assist in the reduction of belly fat, but it will take time. According to a recent study, cycling on a regular basis can help you lose weight and maintain a healthy weight.
7) The cost of maintaining a bicycle for a year is over 20 times less than the expense of maintaining a single car.
8) Members of the Mijl Van Mares Werkploeg, a Dutch cycling organisation, set themselves a task to get into the Guinness World Records annual by building the world's longest bicycle, measuring 35.79 m (117 ft 5 in).
9) Karl von Drais, a German inventor, is credited with inventing the first bicycle. The "swiftwalker," as his machine was known, first struck the road in 1817. This early bicycle had no pedals and a wooden beam for a frame.
10) Cycling appears to be more popular in China for utilitarian reasons than for competitive reasons.
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