The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First BicycleA story of pluck and determination inspired by the real events of 181517, when a young man named Karl Drais invented the very first bicycle. A 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