in rural canadian french we say bicycle [bee-sick] rather than "velo" or "bicyclette" and this i found out recently is not really an anglicism. before the 1880's the word was used in france for the high wheeler bike without a chain drive.

when the safety bike with the diamond shaped frame and the chain drive showed up, it was called "bicyclette" because it was smaller and women could ride it. the old name persisted in north american french.

velocipede is a way older word originally given to wooden boneshakers with or without pedals. i dont know where the slang word "becane" came from.

sorry this computer cant type accents in a web browser so neveurmaigne caps either.