bicycling specific innovations

[qclabrat]

I'm writing a paper on innovation and wanted to cite an innovation related to cycling.
Most of the recent trends aren't unique to cycling such as carbon, GPS, LED, etc.
Considering the quick release and derailleurs as original innovations from bicycles, are there other more recent examples?
QR was invented in 1927 and the parallelogram derailleur most are still using in 1949, both attributed to Tullio

 

[moose35]

Dropper post

 

[Paul H]

dropper?

 

[FrankV]

I’d call tubeless a major one, been around for a bit but only “recently” been commercially available.

 

[rosceaux]

clipless pedals

 

[qclabrat]

I’d call tubeless a major one, been around for a bit but only “recently” been commercially available.

haven't just about every car and moto been tubeless for years? I agree it's a game changer for bikes but not an innovation from there

 

[rick81721]

I'm writing a paper on innovation and wanted to cite an innovation related to cycling.
Most of the recent trends aren't unique to cycling such as carbon, GPS, LED, etc.
Considering the quick release and derailleurs as original innovations from bicycles, are there other more recent examples?
QR was invented in 1927 and the parallelogram derailleur most are still using in 1949, both attributed to Tullio

Writing a paper? In grad school again??

 

[qclabrat]

clipless pedals

this one is one I considered but haven't researched enough about it, I know there were many version before Look made it popular for bikes, but their design was adapted from ski bindings, where I believe their roots are from. Lmk if I'm off on this.

 

[Zaskar]

Seat design? I'd also say disc brakes and suspension but not unique to bicycles.

 

[qclabrat]

Writing a paper? In grad school again??

 

[qclabrat]

Seat design? I'd also say disc brakes and suspension but not unique to bicycles.

which designs for saddles? This is a good suggestion, I'm going to add this to my research
sorry bike snobs don't call them seats...

 

[A Potted Plant]

super boost

 

[Dave Taylor]

Bar ends

 

[Zaskar]

which designs for saddles? This is a good suggestion, I'm going to add this to my research
sorry bike snobs don't call them seats...

Sorry... SADDLES

And I don't know as I use whatever comes on the bike.

How about this one...LOL

 

[Juggernaut]

Electronic shifting. ....just say’n.

 

[bergsnj]

The wright brothers were bicycle makers before they invented flight. That's pretty innovative if you ask me.

 

[ebarker9]

Maybe one of the unicorn dust type lubricants? The MSW and ceramic bearing stuff I don't see as really bicycle-specific. Possibly some aero features. Thinking along the lines of how the bike tries to improve the aero efficiency of the combined bike/rider system.

 

[one piece crank]

The Detangler.

 

[ilnadi]

wikipedia says chain drive was first used in bicycles, before cars & motorcycles

 

[Karate Monkey]

Commercially/on almost every modern bicycle, is the slant-parallelogram derailleur that Suntour patented in the 80's(?). It is distinct from the original design, since it moves in two planes at once.

The bendix screw is another. At one point, it was high technology... Now found in $2 coaster brake hubs.