5 4 stars Deep in the weeds but still interesting for anyone interested in bicycles engineering 564 This book is worth it for the images alone dozens and dozens of diagrams patent illustrations historic advertisements etc The amount of research that went into this confounds me as the authors leave no stone unturned when it comes to debunking myths tracing firsts origins etc The writing itself is a bit on the dry side and some of the chapters get pretty specific but the depth and comprehensiveness are impressive More a look at the development of the bicycle as engineering scientific challenge than its socio cultural role 564 I read the digital version of this book which had a clunky format It was put out by MIT so no surprise there However its great illustrations information and stories from bicycle history overcome this flaw 564 I am wavering between four and five stars Hadland and Lessing there are two authors have written a very strong technical history of the bicycle Really the only thing that was lacking was explanations of variations of the bicycle that were invented to enable women to ride during the nineteenth century I d recommend this book for people who are seriously interested in bicycles and bicycle history as it s quite dense It is however also very readable As someone who researches bicycle history academically this is a source I will keep returning to 564

Bicycle Design: An Illustrated History By Tony Hadland

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The bicycle ranks as one of the most enduring most widely used vehicles in the world with 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. Bike design images Written by two leading bicycle historians and generously illustrated with historic drawings designs and photographs Bicycle Design describes the key stages in the evolution of the bicycle beginning with the counterintuitive idea of balancing on two wheels in line through the development of tension spoked wheels indirect drives employing levers pulleys chains and chainwheels and pneumatic tires The authors examine the further development of the bicycle for such specific purposes as racing portability and all terrain use and they describe the evolution of bicycle components including seats transmission brakes lights at first candle based and carriers racks panniers saddlebags child seats and sidecars They consider not only commercially successful designs but also commercial failures that pointed the way to future technological developments And they debunk some myths about bicycles for example the mistaken but often cited idea that Leonardo sketched a chain drive bike in his notebooks Despite the bicycle s long history and mass appeal its technological history has been neglected This volume with its engaging and wide ranging coverage fills that gap It will be the starting point for all future histories of the bicycle Bicycle Design An Illustrated History.

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