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Hi all.
I thought it might be interesting for us all to discover some cycling books that other members know about, but I couldn't find a dedicated thread. Apologies if there is a thread which I've missed (and if there is such a thread then maybe the mods could move this).
My starter: 'The Dancing Chain' by Frank Berto. It's mainly about the history of the different solutions for having more than one gear over the last 150 years, but it also includes a huge amount of information about bikes in general, social and economic trends, different bike companies and influential people. Very liberally illustrated with original diagrams of different mechanisms on every page, and some photos. Although Berto is American, the vast majority of the text is about the contributions of each of the European countries and Japan. Lovely to dip in and out of.
My hardback copy goes back a decade but a newer edition is now in large-format softback too, about 400 pages. It is on Amazon of course but the best place to start looking might be Bookfinder (another great site for buying any book, by the way) where the best current price is ~£21 incl postage. There's also one on Ebay at £18 though most there are much more. Just the thing for winter.
More suggestions please.
I thought it might be interesting for us all to discover some cycling books that other members know about, but I couldn't find a dedicated thread. Apologies if there is a thread which I've missed (and if there is such a thread then maybe the mods could move this).
My starter: 'The Dancing Chain' by Frank Berto. It's mainly about the history of the different solutions for having more than one gear over the last 150 years, but it also includes a huge amount of information about bikes in general, social and economic trends, different bike companies and influential people. Very liberally illustrated with original diagrams of different mechanisms on every page, and some photos. Although Berto is American, the vast majority of the text is about the contributions of each of the European countries and Japan. Lovely to dip in and out of.
My hardback copy goes back a decade but a newer edition is now in large-format softback too, about 400 pages. It is on Amazon of course but the best place to start looking might be Bookfinder (another great site for buying any book, by the way) where the best current price is ~£21 incl postage. There's also one on Ebay at £18 though most there are much more. Just the thing for winter.
More suggestions please.
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