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TIL The first true bicycle with pedals, invented in 1869, was known as ‘The Boneshaker’ due to the extremely uncomfortable ride caused by the stiff wrought-iron frame, wooden wheels, and tyres made of iron.

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 12:45 am

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TIL abt Göran Kropp who made a solo ascent of Mount Everest without bottled oxygen. Also he traveled 13,000 kilometres (8,000 mi) on the bicycle and arrived at Everest Base Camp in April 1996

by whatilearned June 24, 2022, 3:33 pm

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What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a tricycle and a well-dressed man on a bicycle?

by cringeyjokesman June 10, 2022, 9:31 pm

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A man on a bicycle hits a lady.

by cringeyjokesman June 2, 2022, 4:03 pm

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I called the bicycle factory and asked to speak to whoever was in charge of wheels. The person who answered said they weren’t there, so I asked, “Okay, who are you?” She responded…

by cringeyjokesman May 29, 2022, 12:25 pm

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A small village’s pastor’s bicycle was stolen

by cringeyjokesman May 24, 2022, 8:38 pm

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TIL in 1969, top composer Louis Andriessen and others disrupted a Dutch Concertgebouw Orchestra concert with nutcrackers and bicycle horns, giving leaflets about the lack of Dutch new music in the orchestra’s programming. They did a week in jail but sparked some Dutch music scene change.

by whatilearned April 29, 2022, 10:05 pm

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TIL the first intentional ingestion of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD/acid) lead to discoverer, Albert Hofmann, being escorted home on bicycle while tripping balls. Thus leaving the 19th of April as ‘Bicycle Day’

by whatilearned April 19, 2022, 4:44 pm

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Bicycle day🚲

by CopyPastaArchive April 19, 2022, 10:42 am

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I went to liquor store on Friday afternoon on my bicycle, bought a bottle of scotch and put it in the bicycle basket.

by cringeyjokesman April 19, 2022, 4:07 am

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I yelled “COW!” at a woman on a bicycle and she gave me the middle finger.

by cringeyjokesman March 26, 2022, 2:50 pm

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I grew up in a religious household and I used to pray and ask God for a bicycle

by cringeyjokesman March 12, 2022, 2:33 pm

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