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1861, according to his brother, Henry, one of Pierre's customers brought in a draisinne (hobby-horse) for repair; Pierre suggested fitting a cranked axle to the front wheel hub. Ernest implemented the change. As a result, Pierre and Ernest are thought of as the inventors of the bicycle with pedals.

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	[[Ernest Michaux]] was the son of [[Pierre Michaux]].		[[Ernest Michaux]] was the son of [[Pierre Michaux]].

	* 1861, according to his brother, [[Henry ~~Michaux\|Henry]]~~, one of Pierre's customers brought in a draisinne (hobby-horse) for repair; Pierre suggested fitting a cranked axle to the front wheel hub. Ernest implemented the change. As a result, Pierre and Ernest are thought of as the inventors of the bicycle with pedals.		* 1861, according to his brother, Henry, one of Pierre's customers brought in a draisinne (hobby-horse) for repair; Pierre suggested fitting a cranked axle to the front wheel hub. Ernest implemented the change. As a result, Pierre and Ernest are thought of as the inventors of the bicycle with pedals.