Bicycle design : an illustrated history / Tony Hadland and Hans-Erhard Lessing ; with contributions from Nick Clayton and Gary W. Sanderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hadland, Tony, author.

Lessing, Hans-Erhard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bicycles--Design and construction--History.

Bicycles.

Bicycles--Parts--History.

History.

Bicycles--Design and construction.

Physical Description:

xiii, 564 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]

Summary:

"The bicycle ranks as one of the most enduring, most widely used vehicles in the world, with more than a billion produced during almost two hundred years of cycling history. This book offers an authoritative and comprehensive account of the bicycle's technical and historical evolution, from the earliest velocipedes (invented to fill the need for horseless transport during a shortage of oats) to modern racing bikes, mountain bikes, and recumbents. It traces the bicycle's development in terms of materials, ergonomics, and vehicle physics, as carried out by inventors, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers."-- book jacket.

Contents:

Velocipedes and their forerunners

Front drive

Wire wheels

Indirect drive

The safety bicycle

Comfort

Improving transmission

Braking

Saddles, pedals, and handlebars

Lighting

Luggage

Racing bicycles

Military bicycles

Mountain bikes

Small-wheeled bicycles

Recumbent bicycles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780262026758

0262026759

OCLC:

848393334