"Bysicles and trysicles" on the "Champs Elysées and Bois de Boulogne". The word was first used in 1828 in French to describe a two-wheeled chaise, a horse-drawn carriage. The design of the bicycle was an advance on the velocipede, although the words were used with some degree of overlap for a time.

Other words for bicycle include "bike", "pushbike", "pedal cycle", or "cycle".