Early Bicycles and the Quest for Speed

A History, 1868-1903, 2d ed.

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation
Cover of the book Early Bicycles and the Quest for Speed by Andrew Ritchie, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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Author: Andrew Ritchie ISBN: 9781476630465
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: February 20, 2018
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Andrew Ritchie
ISBN: 9781476630465
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: February 20, 2018
Imprint:
Language: English

From the earliest "velocipedes" through the advent of the pneumatic tire to the rise of modern road and track competition, this history of the sport of bicycle racing traces its role in the development of bicycle technology between 1868 and 1903. Providing detailed technical information along with biographies of racers and other important personalities, the book explores this thirty-year period of early bicycle history as the social and technical precursor to later developments in the motorcycle and automobile industries.

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From the earliest "velocipedes" through the advent of the pneumatic tire to the rise of modern road and track competition, this history of the sport of bicycle racing traces its role in the development of bicycle technology between 1868 and 1903. Providing detailed technical information along with biographies of racers and other important personalities, the book explores this thirty-year period of early bicycle history as the social and technical precursor to later developments in the motorcycle and automobile industries.

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