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Cyclepedia: A Century of Iconic Bicycle Design
For every way to ride, there s a bicycle to fit the need. An homage to the beauty of the bike, Cyclepedia showcases the innovations and legacies of bicycle design over the past century. Join longtime bike enthusiast and avid collector Michael Embacher for a tour of 100 bicycles, from the finest racing bikes and high-tech hybrids to the bizarrely specific (such as a bike de...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
August 3rd 2011
by Chronicle Books
(first published February 2011)
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Cyclepedia is a clever book about bicycle designs. This coffee-table book features a bit of text, lots of pics, and chronological and visual indexes of 100 bikes. The bikes are further characterized through the overlapping tags cargo, curiosity, folding, kids', mountain, racing, single-speed, tandem, touring, and urban. Overall, I really liked the book, both design and content, and felt it took me a well-spent hour to finish.
Note to self: Among the designs, I was very impressed by the SCHAUFF Wa...more
Note to self: Among the designs, I was very impressed by the SCHAUFF Wa...more
The trajectory of my responses to this book: (1) Excitement, (2) mild disappointment, (3) growing admiration with every page turn which (4) canceled out any disappointment, all adding up to (5) five enthusiastic stars.
(1) Excitement upon discovering the book: Wow! I can't wait to look at pretty pictures of well-designed bicycles.
(2) Mild disappointment upon initial browsing: Whoa! Many of these bikes are not much to look at and an awful lot of them are folding bikes, which aren't particularly in...more
(1) Excitement upon discovering the book: Wow! I can't wait to look at pretty pictures of well-designed bicycles.
(2) Mild disappointment upon initial browsing: Whoa! Many of these bikes are not much to look at and an awful lot of them are folding bikes, which aren't particularly in...more
Si fa presto a dire bicicletta. Detto in altro modo, se siete di quelli che pensano che tutte le biciclette siano più o meno la stessa cosa - fondamentalmente qualcosa che può andare bene per fare un giretto ai giardinetti, ma che rompono solo le scatole in città - questo libro vi stupirà. Ho visto biciclette di tutti i tipi e marche, da una BMW a una Bridgestone, dalle bici pieghevoli a un triciclo, da una bici di plastica a una in magnesio - non accendetevi una sigaretta vicino, da una bici co...more
Basically pictures of 'important' bikes with a bit of interesting text attached,
There are some odd omissions, and rather too many folding bikes, but if you are a bike this will represent an enjoyable read.
There are some odd omissions, and rather too many folding bikes, but if you are a bike this will represent an enjoyable read.
It was an interesting read, but since I am not a bicycle enthusiast, it was not really my speed. A good bathroom book, easy to pick-up and easy to put down, but one that I will never read again.
Nov 02, 2012
Kate
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Cyclephiles
Recommended to Kate by:
Pat Cannon, of all people
Shelves:
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Mmmmmmmmmm.
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