Originally Posted by
sced
IMHO the pace of development has been amazingly slow. Think about a 1903 bike and the Wright flyer. Since the invention of the safety bicycle in the 1880's the basic design has changed little.
Airplanes (and cars) were not limited to the power and geometry constraints imposed by the human body. I don't think there is any real comparison of those with bikes. Within the given constraints, I think bikes have changed quite a lot.