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Wilbur was his father's favorite child and emerged as the dominant personality among the siblings. Wilbur was quiet,but sure of himself. He was intellectually motivated, excelled in school, had an extraordinary memory and was a good High School in Indiana, the family suddenly returned to Dayton due to Milton's

From Bicycles to Airplanes.

The Wright brothers built bicycles, before making history as the inventors of the one of the greatest creations of the 20th century the airplane. The Wrights opened a bicycle sales and repair shop called the Wright Cycle Exchange in Dayton in 1892. They carried many brands of bicycle including Flee twig, Reading, Coventry Cross, Envoy, Sm alley,Warwick,Duchess and Allahabad Temple. Prices ranged from $40 to $100. They were also into bicycle rent and sold parts and accessories.  

The Wright Brothers started manufacturing there own bicycles in 1895. The name of their first model was Van Clevis, they were among Dayton's first settlers and ancestors of the Wrights. Later that year, the brothers introduced a reasonably priced model called the St.Clair. The name was again inspired from local history, Arthur St Clair was the first president of the Northwest Territory which became Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.