The following paragraphs are from an essay about the history of the bicycle.
During the 1870s, the dominant bicycle design was the high-wheeler, which featured a massive front wheel and a tiny rear wheel. Ridden primarily by daring young men, these machines were notoriously unstable; hitting a small stone could launch the rider over the handlebars in a dangerous fall known as a 'header.' Consequently, cycling remained a niche, high-risk sport rather than a practical means of transportation.
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With its equal-sized wheels and chain-driven rear wheel, this new machine was far safer and easier to ride. Soon, millions of people—including women, who found in the bicycle a new sense of independence—took to the streets, transforming daily transit and fashion.
Which choice provides the most effective transition from the preceding paragraph?
- AFurthermore, high-wheelers were very difficult to mount because the seat was placed so high above the ground.
- BThis limited popularity changed with the invention of the safety bicycle, it had equal-sized wheels.
- This restricted appeal changed dramatically with the invention of the safety bicycle in 1885.Answer
- DThis restricted appeal shifts dramatically with the invention of the safety bicycle in 1885.