The following text is from a passage about the history of bicycles. "The first bicycles, also called velocipedes, were rather rudimentary, often consisting of a wooden frame with a single wheel in front and two wheels in the back. These early bicycles were difficult to ride, and their use was limited to short distances. With the advent of the safety bicycle in the 1880s, which featured two wheels of equal size and a chain drive, cycling became a more popular and practical form of transportation."
","stem_html":"Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion to create a grammatically correct and stylistically effective sentence?
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