Shorter crank lengths are the hottest trend in the bicycle industry, with many professional riders switching to shorter cranks for their list of benefits. This phenomenon has been successful in ...

Around 1839 he fitted pedal operated cranks to the rear wheel of a hobby horse, so inventing the world's first bicycle. In 1842, aged 29, Macmillan set out from Courthill Smithy on his bicycle to ...

The next advance in design was a propulsion system that drove the bicycle wheels by pedals. The "Boneshaker" (1861 - 1871) used pedals and cranks to drive the front axle. An example from the American ...