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July 02
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Peter
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The Dancing Chain: History and Development of the Derailleur Bicycle (Hardcover)
by Frank J. Berto, Ron Shepherd
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Peter said:
"Incredibly comprehensive. If it had anything to do with changing the gear ratio of a bicycle it's probably in here illustrated with contemporary sketches and diagrams, of which this book as absolutely packed. I would recommend against the author's or...more
Incredibly comprehensive. If it had anything to do with changing the gear ratio of a bicycle it's probably in here illustrated with contemporary sketches and diagrams, of which this book as absolutely packed. I would recommend against the author's ordering and suggest starting with chapter 14 and 15, then start the history from the beginning....less
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June 18
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Peter
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Bicycle: The History (Hardcover)
by David V. Herlihy
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Peter said:
"The first half of the book lays out an excellently researched case for which were the significant along the history that led from the running machine of von Drais to the safety bicycle. We learn that the direct pedal crank was a much more surprisingl...more
The first half of the book lays out an excellently researched case for which were the significant along the history that led from the running machine of von Drais to the safety bicycle. We learn that the direct pedal crank was a much more surprisingly effective innovation than its simplicity may otherwise indicate; more complicated treadle linkages had been tried before and continue to be tried. This book is at its best when developments are discussed in the context of class and social context; early advocates tended to be affluent young males, though they often had lofty thoughts about the democratizing possibilities of the invention. The role of the bicycle in lifting Victorian women's dress codes is well known but far too little notice is given here (and elsewhere) to Marshall Taylor.
However, when we step into the 20th century this book's treatment becomes much more scattered; we disconcertingly pass from the Rover era to a discussion of modern utility cycling and back again. Instead of placing the developments of 20th century cycling inside social and cultural context, as had been done with the 19th century timeline, we have disjointed separate treatments of each 'discipline' of cycling. One wishes that the excellent historical work of the first sections of the book could have been carried for a few more decades....less
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June 09
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Peter
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The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by Donald A. Norman
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June 03
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Peter
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The Bicycle Wheel 3rd Edition (Hardcover)
by Jobst Brandt
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Peter said:
"Nicely organized and an easy read; will tell you more or less all you need to build successfully. The tradeoff is that technical matters are not addressed as thoroughly as someone with a lot of free time might desire; some debates are addressed by de...more
Nicely organized and an easy read; will tell you more or less all you need to build successfully. The tradeoff is that technical matters are not addressed as thoroughly as someone with a lot of free time might desire; some debates are addressed by declaration rather than demonstration. Required reading for anyone with a truing stand....less
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May 21
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Peter
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Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge (Paperback)
by Paul K. Feyerabend
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Peter
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For and Against Method: Including Lakatos's Lectures on Scientific Method and the Lakatos-Feyerabend Correspondence (Paperback)
by Imre Lakatos, Paul K. Feyerabend
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Peter said:
"<< The only theoretical restriction (or "definition") of science which I am prepared to tolerate is what follows from a principle of general hedonism: all those elements of science which are inconsistent with hedonism must go (which, ...more
<< The only theoretical restriction (or "definition") of science which I am prepared to tolerate is what follows from a principle of general hedonism: all those elements of science which are inconsistent with hedonism must go (which, of course, does not mean that people will be forbidden to be masochistic; only that they should exercise their masochism privately and not advertise it as a principle of truth, or of professional integrity, thus misleading themselves and everyone else; they can even be sadists; but again they should choose their friends not by misleading propaganda -- "you are now going to do the most important thing that man has invented," but honestly (not in the "professional" sense): "I am a sadist; you are a masochist; so let us have some fun together"). >>
Unfortunately, even a shining light such as Lakatos rather fatally misunderstands probabilism....less
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Peter
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The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought (Paperback)
by Thomas S. Kuhn
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May 06
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Peter
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Riding the Dirt (hardcover)
by Bob Sanford
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Peter
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A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by Stephen W. Hawking
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Peter
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The Elements of Style, Third Edition (Paperback)
by William Strunk Jr.
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