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Kirkpatrick Macmillan is best known for inventing the first pedal bicycle. Synopsis Born on September 2, 1812, in Keir Mill, Thornhill, Scotland, Kirkpatrick Macmillan was a blacksmith who, in 1837, built a dandy horseâa kind of bicycle on which the rider pushes himself along with his feet. Three years later, Macmillan had applied a crank to his machine, making the world's first pedal cycle. The machine also included a wooden frame and iron-tired wheels. Macmillan's invention was never patented, and for many years it was credited to one of his imitators, Gavin Dalzell. Macmillan died in his hometown on January 26, 1878.
 Later bicycles had pedals attached to the front axle.    Ernest Michaux developed the modern bicycle pedal and cranks in  1861.    The first rear-chain-driven bicycles were invented in England by  John Kemp Starley around 1877. A similar bicycle was developed at  the same time by Henry John Lawson.   The Scotsman, John Dunlop's invention of the pneumatic tire in 1888  made the ride much softer and easier for everyone.AKEMILAN in 1842 Comte de Sivrac invented the bicycle in 1791. He was a nobleman who  lived in France and needed an efficient way of transportation. The German Baron Karl Drais von Sauerbronn invented the Laufmaschine or Running Machine, a type of pre-bicycle.