Episode 2 of 2

Dissolution of Partnership

When
1869
Where
Paris
Part of
Pierre Michaux and the front-wheel-driven velocipede

The partnership dissolved in 1869 as the first bicycle craze ended in France and the USA.

The partnership between Michaux and the Olivier brothers was dissolved in 1869. Michaux and his company faded into oblivion as the first bicycle craze came to an end in France and the USA, marking the decline of the initial mass-production venture.

Sources

  1. Pierre Michaux Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-09

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