• Omgpwnies@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    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.