Historically, the French have had a romantic attachment to their bikes. Though the first functioning two-wheeler is thought to have been invented by a German in 1817, it was the French who popularized and marketed the device in the 1860s, giving it the name ‘bicycle.’ — Elaine Sciolino
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Mini who’s who:
Elaine Sciolino : American Writer