The parts. The material. Positioning of the chains and brakes. Handlebar position. Pedal tech. Many more bikes have batteries on them.
There’s a lot of changes to bikes that putting a 1900s bike to a modern one, and it’s the difference between comparing the Wright brothers plane and a modern personal plane today.
OP is probably talking about the Rover Safety Bicycle, which is (at least) 135 years old. Modern bikes are effectively a refinement of that design.
Consider this, it’s evolved less than the modern car. You could get on an 1886 Safety and likely have no troubles riding it, maybe after a slight adjustment period with it being a fixed-wheel. That is not the case with (for example) a Model A Ford, or most other pre-WWII cars, up until stuff like the shifter, pedals and steering were standardized. Hell, up until a few decades ago, the horn was a button on the floor you’d push with your foot.
The bicycle hasn’t changed its basic design in 135 years.
Yes the frame is now welded but most bikes still have the cup and cone bearings that were the limitation of engineering in the 19th century.
I don’t know if this counts.
The parts. The material. Positioning of the chains and brakes. Handlebar position. Pedal tech. Many more bikes have batteries on them.
There’s a lot of changes to bikes that putting a 1900s bike to a modern one, and it’s the difference between comparing the Wright brothers plane and a modern personal plane today.
OP is probably talking about the Rover Safety Bicycle, which is (at least) 135 years old. Modern bikes are effectively a refinement of that design.
Consider this, it’s evolved less than the modern car. You could get on an 1886 Safety and likely have no troubles riding it, maybe after a slight adjustment period with it being a fixed-wheel. That is not the case with (for example) a Model A Ford, or most other pre-WWII cars, up until stuff like the shifter, pedals and steering were standardized. Hell, up until a few decades ago, the horn was a button on the floor you’d push with your foot.