[mod. f. (first in Fr.) BI- pref.2 II. + Gr. κύκλος circle, wheel.] A machine for rapid riding, consisting of a saddle-seat surmounting two wheels, to which the rider communicates motion by means of treadles; a two-wheeled velocipede.
1868. Daily News, 7 Sept., 3/2. Bysicles and trysicles which we saw in the Champs Elysées and Bois de Boulogne this summer.
1869. Mrq. Hartington, in Daily News, 14 May, 2/1. Riding or driving the bicycle is not yet included in the examination of the Civil Service Commissioners.
1882. Pall Mall Gaz., 20 June, 5/2. The bicycle trade is particularly brisk.