"10 inventions that changed the bicycle"

[martl]

"10 inventions that changed the bicycle"

http://road.cc/content/feature/185561-retro-real-cycling-revolutions-—-10-inventions-changed-bicycle

heh i disagree with #1. The invention of the bicycle didn't" change" the bicycle, it, erm, invented it.

10 inventions that didn't change the bicycle:

#1 elliptical chainrings
#2 disk brakes
#3 universal joint drive
#4 breeze right nose strips
#5 ..?!?

any ideas? :)

[Cicli]

Epo?

[Joxster]

What about Simplex with derailleur gears in 1928

[oldpotatoe]

What about Simplex with derailleur gears in 1928

For "Cyclo-tourist", what Desgrange said...or 'cyclo tourists and nurses' or something...:D

[Steve in SLO]

How about paved roads?

[makoti]

How is the quick release not on that list?

[rileystylee]

wheels:bike:

[Elefantino]

wheels:bike:
Round wheels. ;)

[bikinchris]

How is the quick release not on that list?

The quick release should have been on there somewhere.

[Ti Designs]

Baseball card in the spokes - changed cycling forever...

[Fivethumbs]

Saddles with cutouts. Numbness is now a thing of the past.

[CampyorBust]

Um... Pinky Shift duh!

a few more, perhaps not as profound but worth a mention...
650b/27.5/29 :D
Fat 3"+ tires
DZ Nuts
Floating link suspension design
Tooblessness
Kompakt krankz

Oh and Strava :rolleyes:

[fiamme red]

Electronic fences for dogs. Because of their increasing popularity, I get chased by far fewer dogs when riding in the country than I used to.