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...and improved velocipede of 1869 - later predated to 1839 and attributed to MacMillan]] ...onnecting this with MacMillan isn't even circumstantial, since the artisan MacMillan wouldn't have been termed a gentleman. A similar machine was said to have b

...ider's feet pushing against the ground. Scottish blacksmith [[Kirkpatrick MacMillan]] refined this in 1839 by adding a mechanical crank drive to the rear wheel