There is evidence that a French mechanic, Pierre Lallement, built and demonstrated such a machine in Paris in mid-1863. The first velocipede powered by pedals mounted on the front wheel was built in Paris in the early 1860s, but there is no conclusive evidence proving who came up with the idea of applying pedals to the front wheel or who actually did it. In 1868, the term "bicycle" was coined in Europe to replace the cumbersome vélocipède de pedale.
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