Elaine Sciolino Quote

Historically, the French have had a romantic attachment to their bikes. Though the first functioning two-wheeler is thought to have been invented by a German in 1817, it was the French who popularized and marketed the device in the 1860s, giving it the name 'bicycle.'

Elaine Sciolino

Historically, the French have had a romantic attachment to their bikes. Though the first functioning two-wheeler is thought to have been invented by a German in 1817, it was the French who popularized and marketed the device in the 1860s, giving it the name 'bicycle.'

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About Elaine Sciolino

Elaine Sciolino is an author and contributing writer of The New York Times, writing from France since 2002.
She grew up near Buffalo (NY) and began her career as a journalist with Newsweek magazine. In 1984 she joined the New York Times.