Routledge companion to cycling / Glen Norcliffe [and eight others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norcliffe, G. B., author.

Series:

Routledge International Handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cycling--History.

Cycling.

Cycling--Social aspects.

Bicycles--History.

Bicycles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (577 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxon, UK ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2022]

Summary:

Routledge Companion to Cycling presents a comprehensive overview of an artefact that throughout the modern era has been a bellwether indicator of the major social, economic and environmental trends that have permeated society.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of figures

List of tables

About the contributors

An introduction to the companion to cycling

Cycling and its discontents

Non-conformist uses of the bicycle

References

Part I: Cycling and society: An introduction

Chapter 1: Theorizing cycling

Why theorize?

Knowledge and theory

Varieties of thinking and theorizing

Cycling as a sociotechnology

Cycling as a cyborg activity

Cycling as a social practice

Automobility and vélomobility

Conclusions

Chapter 2: Cycling and gender: Past, present and paths ahead

Introduction

From gender to gendering

Recovering cycling histories

Gendering cycling today

Challenges to cycling

Enabling participation

Conclusion

Chapter 3: The precarious work of platform cycle delivery workers

Introduction: from cycle work to gig work. A brief history

Conceptualizing precarity from an intersectional perspective. From the right to a livelihood to the right to the road

Gender

Ethnicity and migrant status

Concluding reflections

Acknowledgement

Bibliography

Chapter 4: The sociality of cycling

The bikespace and the importance of demand for cycling

Examples of enhanced sociality

Community bike workshops

Critical mass/vélorution and bike events

Vignette A: Black cyclists matter: Major Taylor - Au Parc des Princes 1901

Chapter 5: Programs for cycling inclusion

Why cycling inclusion matters

The cycling participation ladder

Examples of initiatives and programs working toward cycling inclusion

Access

Competence

Embrace

References.

Chapter 6: The potential of "bike-like" vehicles to provide big wins for climate change, safety and justice

Urban living and car travel

Design factors

Safety and speed

Human-scaled vehicles

Energy efficiency

Bicycles are the template

Toward a solution

Beginnings of a research and policy agenda

Chapter 7: Mobility, freedom and self-determination: The benefits (and barriers) to disabled people cycling

Cycling, mobility &amp

health

Cycling as mobility

Cycling and health

Barriers to cycling

Health professionals

Social attitudes - and their impact

Notes

Part II: Cycle technology: An introduction

Why is cycle technology important?

Evolution of cycle technology

Technological dead ends

The influence of fashion

Technology push versus market pull

Chapters in this part

Chapter 8: Configuration of cycles

Defining a cycle

Cycling as machine sports

The bicycle sector

Cycling science

Friction

Inertia

Tire friction

Air drag

How many wheels? How many operators?

Unicycles

Dicycles

Bicycles

Tandem

Sociable

Triplet

Tricycle

Quadricycles

Recumbents

Aerodynamics: streamliners, velomobiles and fairings

Future city cycles

Chapter 9: Frames and materials

Structural principles

Resisting compression and tension

Resisting bending

The effect of cross-sectional shape

Resisting torsion

Resisting shear forces

Coping with multiple loads

Fatigue

Types of frames

Accommodating steering and suspension

Separable and folding frames

Multi-rider cycles

Frame geometry

Standard cycles

Factors affecting steering behavior

Trail

Wheel flop

Optimizing steering behavior

Materials

Assembly of frames.

Future developments

Additional reading

Chapter 10: Wheels and shock absorption

Hubs

Hub shells

Hub gears, dynamos and brakes

Axles

Rims

Spokes

Tires

Pneumatic tires

The problem of punctures

Single-tube tires

Sew-ups

Wired-on tires

Tubeless tires

Valves

Tread patterns

Suspension

Mountain bikes, hybrids and e-bikes

Road bikes

Small-wheelers

Source list

Chapter 11: Transmission and brakes

Transmission

Single gear transmission

Belts and shafts

Variable gears

Derailleur gears

Hub gears

Hybrid gears

Shifting

Continuously variable gears and non-circular chainrings

Brakes

Spoon or plunger brakes

Rim brakes

Coaster or back-pedal brakes

Rim brake problems

Hub brake problems

Caliper brakes

Cantilever brakes, U-brakes and roller cam brakes

Direct pull brakes

Disc brakes

Drum brakes, roller brakes and band brakes

The future of cycle braking

Further Reading

Chapter 12: Passenger carrying

Carrying children

Early child seats

Trailers and side-cars

Child seats in recent decades

Trailer-bikes

Child trailers

Cargo bicycles and tricycles

Lights

Tires and suspension

Power-assistance

Carrying adult passengers - rickshaws

Vignette B: Micromobility in Rwanda

Sources

Chapter 13: Cycling technologies and disability

Cycles, bodies and minds

Mobility

Stress and anxiety

Cardiovascular problems

Visually impaired

Autoimmune diseases

Balance and equilibrium

Types of cycles for PWD

Manumotive machines (a.k.a. handcycles/hand-cranked)

Pedomotive machines (pedal cranked/non-adapted)

Sociables

Tandems

Power-assisted cycles

Chair transporters

Stability machines

Reflections on the makers

Bibliography.

Part III: The cycling economy: An introduction

Chapter 14: The global bicycle industry

Background

The rise of China as the world's major bicycle maker

Trends in the world's cycle industry today: an overview

Recent trends 1: bicycle assembly

Recent trends 2: industrial clustering

Recent trends 3: automation

Recent trends 4: designing bicycles

Recent trends 5: consolidation of makers and brands

Recent trends 6: off-shoring vs re-shoring

Summary and conclusions

Chapter 15: The value chains and production clusters of Taiwan's bicycle industry

Taiwan bicycle industry development background

Industry budding and import substitution (1949-1970)

Export-oriented development (1970-1980)

Need for relocation, transformation, and upgrading of production (1980-1990)

International low-price competition (1991-2002)

Research and development (R&amp

D) to increase value-added (2003-2016)

Competitive advantages of high value-added products (2017~)

Development of bicycle clusters

A-Team development and the value chain

Consumers' role and branding

Chapter 16: Bicycle trade shows as transactional spaces

In the beginning

Three types of cycle trade shows

Manufacturers' shows

Distributor shows

Consumer shows

Trade shows and the information economy

Trade shows versus digital communication

Chapter 17: Retailing bicycles

Logistics of bicycle supply chains

Advertising and sponsorships

Mass vs specialty

Bikes vs accessories

High-end custom bikes

American bike shops become specialty bicycle retailers

How many bike shops are there in America?

Five types of American bike shops

Multi-store chain

Brand

Specialty Independent (IBD).

New-wave (including mobile) bike shops

Online

Estimated annual retail sales of specialty bicycle retailers

What will the bike shop of the future look like?

3D printing

A closing word about electric bicycles

Chapter 18: On the shoulders of Giant: Cluster innovation and entrepreneurship in the Taiwanese bicycle industry

A brief history of Giant

The crises and cross-national linkages of Taiwan's bicycle industry

Development, crises and the state

Outward investment and the formation of a cross-national production network

Local evolution and global upgrading: role of the A-Team

Development of the A-Team

Recent developments

Conclusions and policy implications

Chapter 19: Street trades and work cycles

Cycling economies

Work cycle technologies

Work cycle purposes in Mexico City

Passenger transport

Goods delivery

Street vending

Work cycle imaginaries

Vignette C: Mobile cycle repairing in Beijing

Source

Part IV: Urban cycling: An introduction

Chapter summaries

Chapter 20: Cycling infrastructure: Planning cycle networks

Planning cycle networks

Design principles

Routes with other traffic

Cycleways

Junctions and crossings

Priority junctions

Signal control

Roundabouts

Crossings

Cycle parking

Concluding summary

Vignette D: Cycling infrastructure in Lund, Sweden

Chapter 21: Situating the mobility fix of contemporary urban cycling policy

Manifestations of cycling policy: behavior change, infrastructure and public bikes

Behavior change

Cycle infrastructure

Public Bike Sharing Schemes

Theorizing cycling policy: biopolitics and mobility fixing.

Questions raised by current directions in cycling policy.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-314204-4

1-003-14204-4

1-000-57540-3

1-000-57535-7

9781003142041

OCLC:

1300756565