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From the earliest velocipedes through the advent of the pneumatic tire to the rise of modern road and track competition, this history of the sport of bicycle racing traces its role in the development of bicycle technology between 1868 and 1903.

Providing detailed technical information along with biographies of racers and other important personalities, the book explores this thirty-year period of early bicycle history as the social and technical precursor to later developments in the motorcycle and automobile industries.

Early Bicycles and the Quest for Speed

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A Paperback by Andrew Ritchie

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    Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
    Publication Date: 1/7/2018 12:03:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9781476671079, 978-1476671079
    ISBN10: 1476671079
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    History of sport Bicycles and non-motorised transport Road and motor vehicles: general interest

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    From the earliest velocipedes through the advent of the pneumatic tire to the rise of modern road and track competition, this history of the sport of bicycle racing traces its role in the development of bicycle technology between 1868 and 1903.

    Providing detailed technical information along with biographies of racers and other important personalities, the book explores this thirty-year period of early bicycle history as the social and technical precursor to later developments in the motorcycle and automobile industries.

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