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So called because of the rider's bumpy experience while riding the bicycle, the 'boneshaker' was also known as the 'velocipede' or the 'Michaudine', after its inventor Ernest Michaux. Michaux, a French locksmith, developed Karl von Drais's hobby horse into a pedal-powered bicycle.

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