Cars, computers, bikes---it's all the same
Set in a historical context, it becomes clear that the resource use of a bike’s production increases while its lifetime is becoming shorter. The result is a growing environmental footprint. That trend has a clear beginning. The bicycle evolved very slowly until the early 1980s and then suddenly underwent a fast succession of changes that continues up to this day.
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/02/can-we-make-bicycles-sustainable-again/
