That's a good guess, as "Wire Wheels" were first successfully used commercially for bicycles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_wheel#On_bicycles
Not much has really changed since then. All my bikes have spoked wheels. Works great, light, relatively inexpensive.
We did have 'wagon' style wheels[0] before that, though, with spokes in compression, rather than tension.
[0] http://www.oldbike.eu/museum/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1891...
Edit: A picture!
That's a good guess, as "Wire Wheels" were first successfully used commercially for bicycles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_wheel#On_bicycles
Not much has really changed since then. All my bikes have spoked wheels. Works great, light, relatively inexpensive.