Author: Joseph Adler
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Keywords: bicycles, discussion, fatherland, new
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2005-05-25
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1420829424
ISBN-13: 9781420829426
It is a unique story. A book like this was never written until now. You will find in it the astonishing truth and revelation about many aspects and facts of life you didn’t think before or were afraid to think about; you will be pleased and satisfied that finally, the daring truth is revealed clearly and naked as a new born baby but with the power of a Hercules. Going again back to mythology for an example, if the many troublesome, frightening aspects of today’s so called civilized, modern human society is a Goliath, those speakers in the book are the little David overpowering in a
Author: Christine Elliott
Publisher: Images Publishing Group Pty. Ltd.
Keywords: pursuit, passionate, bicycles, custom
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-05-15
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 186470313X
ISBN-13: 9781864703139
A unique study of the names and bikes of the world’s most famous, innovative and legendary makers of contemporary bespoke bicycles.
Author: Wiebe E. Bijker
Publisher: The MIT Press
Keywords: change, inside, technology, sociotechnical, theory, bakelites, bulbs, bicycles
Number of Pages: 390
Published: 1997-01-03
List price: $37.00
ISBN-10: 0262522276
ISBN-13: 9780262522274
"Bijker has provided a useful text demonstrating the advantages of opening up technological phenomena to relativist inquiry...a valuable contribution to the important goal of redefining the relation between the technical and the nontechnical." -- Steve Woolgar, New Scientist This book crystallizes and extends the important work Wiebe Bijker has done in the last decade to found a full-scale theory of sociotechnical change that describes where technologies come from and how societies deal with them. Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs integrates detailed case studies with theoretical ge
Authors:Jan Heine, Jean-Pierre Pradere,
Publisher: Rizzoli
Keywords: elegance, function, craftsmanship, bicycles, handbuilt, golden
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2009-03-24
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0847830942
ISBN-13: 9780847830947
The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles is a celebration of the design history and craftsmanship behind this simple but efficient two-wheeled vehicle. Featuring fifty classic models built by hand, this book unveils the bicycles technical evolution within a historical context. Beautifully detailed are early-twentieth-century models with multi-gear systems, mid-century machines where war and postwar economy challenged craft and utility, as well as modern and contemporary bicycles. Featured artisans and brands include La Gauloise, Reyhand, Schulz, Barra, Alex Singer, and Ren Herse. With brilliant
Author: Matteo Cossu
Publisher: Gingko Press
Keywords: gear, fixed, bicycles, speed, maintaining, converting, one, single
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2011-12-16
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1584234180
ISBN-13: 9781584234180
A simple, appealing aesthetic and ease of maintenance has made fixed gear bicycles (fixies) and single-speeds a favorite of urban cyclists in a growing movement spanning from San Francisco to Melbourne and Tokyo to Berlin. The appeal of single-gear bikes is undeniable; creating your own bike by recycling a grimy old road bike stripping unneeded parts, adapting new components, and perhaps even re-painting is a rewarding experience. Getting greasy while customizing and building one’s own ride is an essential part of the process. One Gear is a unique, much needed contribution to the culture
Author: Fernando Fernan-Gomez AlonsoBuy New $33
Publisher:
Keywords: hispanicos, clasicos, hispanic, classics, spanish, summer, bicycles, bicicletas, son, para, verano, las
Number of Pages: 186
Published: 2005-06-30
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8431637390
ISBN-13: 9788431637392
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