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Product Description

The Competition Bicycle will enthuse cyclists and pattern lovers alike. The evocative, detail-rich photographs arrangement a story of a bicycle, from racing high-wheelers to complicated racing bikes with carbon-fiber front wheels. Exceptional domestic machines ridden by good champions illustrate milestones in a mechanics and craftsmanship of bicycle design.

This volume also facilities iconic bicycles that played an critical purpose in a story of a sport, from a bicycle that sent Eddy Merckx over a finish line in his final universe championship win, to those of tandem teams who tackled a hour record, motor-paced lane racers that exceeded 80 mph on a wooden boards, to California’s mountain-bike pioneers.

Historic images element a overwhelming new photography that illustrates any appurtenance in artistic fact while celebrating a expansion of a sport, object, and machine. The Competition Bicycle is certain to be appreciated by all who conclude pretentious masterpieces of selected and contemporary design.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #1499 in Books
Published on: 2012-02-21
Released on: 2012-02-21
Original language: English
Number of items: 1
Dimensions: 12.20" h x .86" w x 9.80" l, 3.12 pounds
Binding: Hardcover
168 pages

Editorial Reviews

About a Author

Jan Heine is an zealous cyclist and a editor of Bicycle Quarterly, a repository clinging to bicycle story and classical models. Jean-Pierre Pradères is a freelance photographer whose award-winning work has been featured in countless magazines and books, including The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles and The Art of a Racing Motorcycle.