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Ambrose, Tom.
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Bicycles -- History.
Cycling -- History.
Bicycle commuting -- History.
Transportation -- History.
Human powered vehicles.
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Ambrose, Tom.
Bicycles -- History.
Cycling -- History.
Bicycle commuting -- History.
Transportation -- History.
Human powered vehicles.
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The
history
of
cycling
in
fifty
bikes
: from the
Velocipede
to the
Pinarello
: the
bicycles
that have
shaped
the
world
/ Tom Ambrose.
by
Ambrose, Tom.
Rodale Press, [2013]
Call #:
629.2272 A496h
Subjects
Bicycles
--
History
.
Cycling
--
History
.
Bicycle commuting --
History
.
Transportation --
History
.
Human powered vehicles.
ISBN:
9781623361310 (hc.)
1623361311 (hc.)
Description:
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Subtitle from cover.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The invention of the bicycle changed
history
by democratizing travel for the first time. The common man -- and importantly the common woman -- could now afford to travel at reasonable speed without the need of a horse. Instead of walking just 10 miles a day on foot, a healthy individual could now ride up to 80 miles on a cycle at a relatively modest cost. Today, despite the prevalence of the car, the bicycle is as important as ever. More cycles appear on city streets each year, offering healthy, pollution-free transport. Commuters cycle to work through congested traffic, urban hire-bike schemes are increasingly common, and the sports of road and track racing continue to gain in popularity. For an invention with a
history
of just 200 years, the simple bicycle has changed the
world
in many ways. From the
Velocipede
to the
Pinarello
, The
History
of
Cycling
in
Fifty
Bikes
relates this
history
by telling the stories of 50 iconic machines that have
shaped
the
world
"--Provided by pubisher.
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