Gurian, Roberto,

Bicycles : Past, Present and Future / TEXT BY ROBERTO GURIAN ; Project editor : Laura Accomazzo, Valeria Manferto De Fabianis ; Graphic design Mana Cucchi - 271 pages : color photographs ; 32 cm

Includes index

First bicycles
Modern bikes -- Modern racing bikes --
Handmade bikes --
Concept bikes -- Mountain bikes --
Pedal-assist bikes.

Created at the dawn of the industrial age, bicycles remain the perfect, sustainable means of transportation. This engaging history traces the vehicle's evolution, and the creation of new technologies and materials, from the first velocipedes through today's elite racing and mountain models. In addition, it pays homage to the leading manufacturers and peers into the future to suggest what the bike of tomorrow might look like


9788854414648 RM62.90


Bicycles
Bicycles--Design and construction
Cycling


History

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