Bicycles and Tricycles : A Classic Treatise on Their Design and Construction

This late-nineteenth-century volume on the science and mechanics of the bicycle remains unsurpassed in its thorough, accurate, technical coverage of the subject. More than 560 illustrations, diagrams, figures, and tables complement an exhaustive examination of such topics as the development of cycles, kinematics, stability, steering, the frame, gears, stresses, and mechanical components. A marvel of scientific exposition for its time, this fascinating work will appeal to Scientific American-level readers, thousands of serious cyclists, bicycle designers and collectors, and anyone interested in the history of bicycle technology and invention.