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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by makeitdouble on Thursday March 21, 2024 @01:17AM (#39775055)
Those could be seen as incremental, but from the top of my head the two biggest changes could be:

- foldables: they're a real game changer regarding where bikes fit and where they can go. Designs also tremendously improved and the cycling performance is really good nowadays.

- electric assist: it's not just adding a motor, a lot of work has happened to make the better of the it, and cargo bikes have become widespread mostly because of this.

Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by NegativeLatency on Thursday March 21, 2024 @02:12AM (#39775336)
Aluminum frames, disk brakes, suspension forks