1910
France
The first, easy-to-use derailleur is invented by Paul de Vivie (Velocio) that shifted among four gears at the pedals.
1914 France
Peugeot markets their production recumbent bicycle. Charles Challand had exhibited his “Horizontal Bicyclette Normale” in Geneva in 1895.
dual-suspension mountain bike
1915 Italy
Bianchi produced a folding bicycle for the Italian Army with telescoping seatstays, a leaf spring at the bottom bracket, a spring fork and large profile pneumatic tires. Bianchi now calls it the first dual suspension mountain bike! There are earlier versions of military folding bicycles.
1930 Italy
Tullio Campagnolo introduces the bicycle hub quick-release.
1932 France
Charles Mochet designs the Velocar, a recumbent bicycle on which Francois Faure breaks both the mile and kilometer records.
1933-1934 USA
Introduction by Schwinn of the balloon tire and “streamlined” bikes which leads to rugged bikes that can take the abuse of teenage boys
France
The first, easy-to-use derailleur is invented by Paul de Vivie (Velocio) that shifted among four gears at the pedals.
1914 France
Peugeot markets their production recumbent bicycle. Charles Challand had exhibited his “Horizontal Bicyclette Normale” in Geneva in 1895.
dual-suspension mountain bike
1915 Italy
Bianchi produced a folding bicycle for the Italian Army with telescoping seatstays, a leaf spring at the bottom bracket, a spring fork and large profile pneumatic tires. Bianchi now calls it the first dual suspension mountain bike! There are earlier versions of military folding bicycles.
1930 Italy
Tullio Campagnolo introduces the bicycle hub quick-release.
1932 France
Charles Mochet designs the Velocar, a recumbent bicycle on which Francois Faure breaks both the mile and kilometer records.
1933-1934 USA
Introduction by Schwinn of the balloon tire and “streamlined” bikes which leads to rugged bikes that can take the abuse of teenage boys
and which set a forty-year trend.
1938 USA
Schwinn markets the "Fore-wheel" brake, "Cantilever Frame" and the "Spring Fork." Resulted in what was to be the Grandfather of today's mountain bikes.
1939 France
A.J. Marcelin patents “Le Petit Bi”, a 16-inch wheeled folding bicycle, remarkably similar to the Moulton and Bickerton of later years.
1946 Italy
Campagnolo markets the dual-rod "Cambio Corsa" gear shifter (over ten years after the prototype) widely used for at least a decade.
1949 England
The Hercules Herailleur is launched; a rear derailleur with indexed shift levers. Marketed for five years.
1951 Italy
Introduction of Campagnolo's modern Gran Sport derailleur.
1962 England
Launch of the Moulton small-wheeled bicycle with separately sprung suspension and custom tires. Competed successfully in time trials and track pursuit events.
1963 USA
Schwinn introduces the Sting-Ray that subsequently helped launch
1938 USA
Schwinn markets the "Fore-wheel" brake, "Cantilever Frame" and the "Spring Fork." Resulted in what was to be the Grandfather of today's mountain bikes.
1939 France
A.J. Marcelin patents “Le Petit Bi”, a 16-inch wheeled folding bicycle, remarkably similar to the Moulton and Bickerton of later years.
1946 Italy
Campagnolo markets the dual-rod "Cambio Corsa" gear shifter (over ten years after the prototype) widely used for at least a decade.
1949 England
The Hercules Herailleur is launched; a rear derailleur with indexed shift levers. Marketed for five years.
1951 Italy
Introduction of Campagnolo's modern Gran Sport derailleur.
1962 England
Launch of the Moulton small-wheeled bicycle with separately sprung suspension and custom tires. Competed successfully in time trials and track pursuit events.
1963 USA
Schwinn introduces the Sting-Ray that subsequently helped launch
the BMX craze.
1964 Japan
The SunTour Grand Prix is marketed as the first slant parallelogram derailleur, a design that has held up till the present day.
1969 Japan
SunTour launch their indexed shift lever, the Five-Speed Click, and a combined freewheel-plus-rear hub, the Unit Hub. Neither of them found a market, and were abandoned. Bayliss Wiley in England had also experimented with unit hubs as far back as 1938.
1970 England
The aluminum Bickerton portable small-wheeler is developed. Followed by the successful Brompton in 1976 and Dahon in 1980.
1970 USA
The movie On Any Sunday by Bruce Brown debuts. Although it is a motorcycle documentary, a brief scene during the beginning of the movie shows kids on Sting-Ray bikes emulating motocross. This small spark eventually evolves into full-fledged, organized BMX racing by 1974.
1974 USA
Teledyne markets the first titanium bike that was produced in any quantity (Speedwell of England had some Ti production frames as far back as the 1960s, welded by Lamborghini!) Litespeed brought titanium frames to a broader market in the 1980s.
1975 USA
The first carbon-tubed, metal lugged frame appears: the Exxon Graftek. Suffered from frequent frame failure. The technology was later perfected by Look, Trek and others.
1975 USA
Gary Klein displays his welded and heat-treated aluminum frames at the International Bike show. Klein’s frame was the result of an MIT design project in the early 1970’s under Professor Shawn Buckley. Alan (Italy) and Vitus (France) were producing their lugged aluminum frames around the same time. Cannondale launch their “Aluminum for the Masses” in 1983. (Background on the Klein/MIT connection courtesy of John S Allen.)
1978 USA
Fomac Corporation designs the Avatar recumbent. It is one of the many styles that constituted the 1980s renaissance of recumbents which included Lightning Cycles winning the HPV-RAAM relay and Easy Racers breaking the 65 mph barrier.
1978 USA
Specialized introduce the first high-quality foldable clincher tire (the Turbo) which launches the demise of the tubular.
aerodynamic road/track bicycles
1980 East Germany
Introduction of aerodynamic bicycles with a stable construction. Culminated in the American "Super Bike" at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
mass-produced mountain bike
1981 USA
The Specialized Stumpjumper mountain bike is launched nationwide, capitalizing on the Marin County vogue inspired by Californian icons, Gary Fisher, Joe Breeze, Tom Richey et al. (all of whom also produced earlier mountain bikes).
1983 USA
Avocet launch the first electronic cyclometer (bike computer).
1983 England
Moulton launches his second generation of “space-frame” small-wheeled bicycles.
1984 France
LOOK markets their clipless pedal (following on an earlier track model launched by Cinelli in 1970; the “Death Cleats,” no automatic release). There was also the circa 1983 Cyclebinding clipless pedal designed in the USA by Rick Howell. It featured a self-righting pedal and a walkable shoe.
1985 Japan
Shimano introduces SIS indexed shifting (learning from their inferior product, the Positron, from 1977).
1986 USA
Kestrel introduces their production non-lugged, carbon fiber frame and Trek market their first lugged carbon frame.
suspended mountain bike
1987 USA
Paul Turner demonstrates a full suspension bicycle with front and rear shocks. Eventually becomes a partner in Rock Shox. Diversified the sport of off-road biking.
1987 (1984) USA
Scott USA manufactures the first mass-produced aerobars in 1987, the design, called the DH, is the brainchild of Boone Lennon. *However, the first aerobars were invented in 1984 by Richard Bryne for Jim Elliot to use in the 1984 Race Across America.
1989 USA
Hanz Scholz designs the Bike Friday "World Tourist". A reasonably compact folding bicycle that matches the performance of conventional touring machines. 1990 Japan
Shimano introduces integrated brake/gear levers.
1993 France
Mavic markets their ZAP electronic shifting. Ceases production in 2001. Possible future follow-up by Campagnolo. Browning Research had invented a prototype electronic system in 1974. Shimano introduces it's Di2 electric drivetrain in 2008.
1994 USA
Sachs (SRAM) introduces PowerDisc, the first mass-produced hydraulic disc brake system.
1998 Germany
Rohloff develops the Speedhub, 14 equally-spaced hub gears which are operated by a twist-grip with no overlapping ratios and a gear range as wide as a 27-speed derailleur system.
2002 Italy
Campagnolo offers a 30-speed derailleur drivetrain with the Record 3-x-10 drivetrain
1964 Japan
The SunTour Grand Prix is marketed as the first slant parallelogram derailleur, a design that has held up till the present day.
1969 Japan
SunTour launch their indexed shift lever, the Five-Speed Click, and a combined freewheel-plus-rear hub, the Unit Hub. Neither of them found a market, and were abandoned. Bayliss Wiley in England had also experimented with unit hubs as far back as 1938.
1970 England
The aluminum Bickerton portable small-wheeler is developed. Followed by the successful Brompton in 1976 and Dahon in 1980.
1970 USA
The movie On Any Sunday by Bruce Brown debuts. Although it is a motorcycle documentary, a brief scene during the beginning of the movie shows kids on Sting-Ray bikes emulating motocross. This small spark eventually evolves into full-fledged, organized BMX racing by 1974.
1974 USA
Teledyne markets the first titanium bike that was produced in any quantity (Speedwell of England had some Ti production frames as far back as the 1960s, welded by Lamborghini!) Litespeed brought titanium frames to a broader market in the 1980s.
1975 USA
The first carbon-tubed, metal lugged frame appears: the Exxon Graftek. Suffered from frequent frame failure. The technology was later perfected by Look, Trek and others.
1975 USA
Gary Klein displays his welded and heat-treated aluminum frames at the International Bike show. Klein’s frame was the result of an MIT design project in the early 1970’s under Professor Shawn Buckley. Alan (Italy) and Vitus (France) were producing their lugged aluminum frames around the same time. Cannondale launch their “Aluminum for the Masses” in 1983. (Background on the Klein/MIT connection courtesy of John S Allen.)
1978 USA
Fomac Corporation designs the Avatar recumbent. It is one of the many styles that constituted the 1980s renaissance of recumbents which included Lightning Cycles winning the HPV-RAAM relay and Easy Racers breaking the 65 mph barrier.
1978 USA
Specialized introduce the first high-quality foldable clincher tire (the Turbo) which launches the demise of the tubular.
aerodynamic road/track bicycles
1980 East Germany
Introduction of aerodynamic bicycles with a stable construction. Culminated in the American "Super Bike" at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
mass-produced mountain bike
1981 USA
The Specialized Stumpjumper mountain bike is launched nationwide, capitalizing on the Marin County vogue inspired by Californian icons, Gary Fisher, Joe Breeze, Tom Richey et al. (all of whom also produced earlier mountain bikes).
1983 USA
Avocet launch the first electronic cyclometer (bike computer).
1983 England
Moulton launches his second generation of “space-frame” small-wheeled bicycles.
1984 France
LOOK markets their clipless pedal (following on an earlier track model launched by Cinelli in 1970; the “Death Cleats,” no automatic release). There was also the circa 1983 Cyclebinding clipless pedal designed in the USA by Rick Howell. It featured a self-righting pedal and a walkable shoe.
1985 Japan
Shimano introduces SIS indexed shifting (learning from their inferior product, the Positron, from 1977).
1986 USA
Kestrel introduces their production non-lugged, carbon fiber frame and Trek market their first lugged carbon frame.
suspended mountain bike
1987 USA
Paul Turner demonstrates a full suspension bicycle with front and rear shocks. Eventually becomes a partner in Rock Shox. Diversified the sport of off-road biking.
1987 (1984) USA
Scott USA manufactures the first mass-produced aerobars in 1987, the design, called the DH, is the brainchild of Boone Lennon. *However, the first aerobars were invented in 1984 by Richard Bryne for Jim Elliot to use in the 1984 Race Across America.
1989 USA
Hanz Scholz designs the Bike Friday "World Tourist". A reasonably compact folding bicycle that matches the performance of conventional touring machines. 1990 Japan
Shimano introduces integrated brake/gear levers.
1993 France
Mavic markets their ZAP electronic shifting. Ceases production in 2001. Possible future follow-up by Campagnolo. Browning Research had invented a prototype electronic system in 1974. Shimano introduces it's Di2 electric drivetrain in 2008.
1994 USA
Sachs (SRAM) introduces PowerDisc, the first mass-produced hydraulic disc brake system.
1998 Germany
Rohloff develops the Speedhub, 14 equally-spaced hub gears which are operated by a twist-grip with no overlapping ratios and a gear range as wide as a 27-speed derailleur system.
2002 Italy
Campagnolo offers a 30-speed derailleur drivetrain with the Record 3-x-10 drivetrain
The list goes on and on, right now with the Campagnolo Super Record 11 we are offered a 33-speed
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