!!!Fahrrad

Bicycle, In Vienna in 1818 A.  Burg built the first copy of the 
bicycle owned by Baron von Drais and in 1824 was granted a patent for 
his improved "machine for entertainment and health". Starting in 1869, 
F. Maurer ran the bicycle school "Velocipède-Gymnase" in Vienna 
and in 1869 received two patents for his new and improved 
"Velocipède", along with the bicycle´s manufacturer C. 
Lenz. The first "Bicycle Club" was founded in 1881. A pioneer of the 
Austrian bicycle industry was J.  Puch, who began producing his 
"Styria-bicycle" in Graz in 1891. In 1987, a year in which 140.000 
bicycles were manufactured,  Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG discontinued its 
bicycle production. The bicycle was widely common as a means of 
transport between 1920 and 1960, especially for short distances, but 
was gradually replaced by the moped. Particularly popular for sports 
and off-road leisure activities, as well as a means of transport in 
cities, the bicycle has experienced a comeback in recent years.

!Literature
D. Andric, Das Fahrrad vom Hochrad zum Mountainbike, 1991; 
F. F. Ehn, Das grosse Puch-Buch, 1988; Rad - gestern, heute, 
morgen, exhibition catalogue, Schloss Schwarzenau (Niederoesterreich) 
1994.


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