100 years of bicycle component and accessory design : authentic reprint edition of The data book with English translations of original Japanese texts

A record of all the papers delivered by experts in cycle history from around the world at the 12th International Conference on Cycle History, covering the early days of bicycle technology, social cycling and cycle sport: David Rattray's Flying Scot; Problems surrounding Lefebvre & MacMillan; The Giant Bicycle known as Aellopedes; Hub Gear versus Derailleur efficiency; Dutch cycling champion Japp Eden; The Mystery of Gustav Caillebotte's bicycle; The Bicycle in War, 1945-1975; Mechanical efficiency of Riding Historic Bicycles; William Golding and the Clavinger Cycle Co; Recycling historic saddles; Nicola Bara, a French Framebuilder; The Great American Patent Wars, 1876-1886; A brief history of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association, 1976-1998