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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 bicyclesżfor example, the mistaken but often-cited idea that Leonardo sketched a chain-drive bike in his notebooks.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Sports & outdoor recreation Cycling

• Full title: Bicycle Design
• Author: Tony Hadland
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 584
• EAN: 9780262529709
• ISBN: 9780262529709
• ID: 01006019
• Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
• Weight: 902 g
• Dimensions: 172 × 224 × 32 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. September 2016

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