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Family of Cycling Machines

This family of cycling machines includes anything human-powered, with any number of wheels, hulls, or wings, that provides go power for mobility or ergo power for work.

There are roughly 15 general categories of cycling machines and about 100 specific types. Most cycling machines have been mass-produced, many are built in limited numbers, some are one-of-a-kind prototypes.

Cycling machines are categorized in many ways: by their intended uses, by the numbers of wheels and riders, by the kinds of cycling positions, and the kinds of drive mechanisms. Many bikes and cycles overlap categories, as one type may be used or remade for other purposes. For example, mountain bikes are used as urban roadsters.

Here the word bike describes a two-wheeler and cycle describes all other vehicles and tools with any number of wheels and human-powered mechanisms.


Evolutionary Cycles
Manumotive carriages
Pedomotive carriages
Swift-walkers
Velocipedes
Velocipede carriages
Dicycles
High-wheel bicycles
Tricycles
Sociable cycles
Multi-cycles

One-Wheelers
Monocycles
Spherical cycles
Unicycles

Practical Cycles
Safety bicycles
Roadsters
City bikes
Folding bikes
Touring bikes
Ten-speed bikes
Recumbent bikes
Bantam-polo bikes
Tandem bikes
Combination cycles
Hand cycles
Tricycles
Recumbent trikes
Tandem trikes
Pedal carriages

Utility Cycles
Carrier cycles
Trailers
Trailer cycless
Pedicabs
Rail cycles
Utility cycles
Military cycles

Speed Machines
Road bikes
Track bikes
Streamlined bikes
Aero bikes
Streamlined HPVs
Downhill bikes
Motor-pace bikes

All-Terrain Cycles
Cyclo-cross bikes
BMX bikes
Mountain bikes
All-terrain cycles
Ice-snow cycles
Wind cycles

Show Cycles
Stunt bikes
Kinetic sculpture
Musical cycles

Human-Powered Watercraft
Amphibious cycles
Aquatic cycles
HP boats
HP submersibles

Human-Powered Aircraft
Aviettes
HP airplanes
HP helicopters
HP airships

Exercise Cycles
Rollers
Stationary cycles
Ergometers
Exercise machines

Human-Powered Tools
Shop cycles
Farm cycles
Telecom cycles
Power generators

Children's Cycles
Velocipedes
Hi-rise bikes
BMX bikes
Trikes
Pedalcars
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Update Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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