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Cycle History 12
Proceedings, 12th International Cycling
History Conference
Edited by Andrew Ritchie and Rob van
der Plas
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8½ x 11
in. hardcover |
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Description: |
176 pages
with 100 black & white
illustrations |
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1-892495-07-4 |
| Price: |
US$50 |
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Another volume in our
series of Proceedings of the
International Cycling
History Conferences.
Included are all the papers
presented at the 12th
Conference, held in
San Remo, Italy, 2001. |
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Proceedings of
the 2001 Conference, held in San
Remo, Italy. |
About the Editors:
Andrew Ritchie is the author of
the first historically correct
social history of the bicycle in
modern times, King of the Road,
published in 1975 (this book is
currently being revised for
publication of an updated edition by
Johns Hopkins University Press). He
is also the author of Major
Taylor, the biography of the
first African-American sportsman to
reach international fame. He lives
in the Berkeley, California.
Rob van der Plas is one of the
most prolific international authors
on the subject of cycling and
bicycle development. His books
include Bicycle Technology,
The Mountain Bike Book,
The Bicycle Commuting Book, as
well as numerous repair manuals
published in the US, England,
Holland, and Germany, and also
available as translations in other
languages. Since 1993, he has been
actively involved with the
International Cycling History
Conference and has been responsible
for editing and publication of the
proceedings of the conferences.
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Table of Contents
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In Memoriam John Pinkerton
Welcome Address by Luigi Riccardi
Editors’ Preface
1. Roger Street: Curiouser and
Curiouser
2 Jacques Graber: The Lefèbvre
Bicycle
3. Andrew Ritchie: The Velocipede of
Alexandre Lefèbvre and Problems of
Historical Interpretation
4. Jacques Graber: And Once Again
Lefèbvre
5. Nick Clayton: William Golding and
the Claviger Cycle Co. Ltd.
6. Duncan Jamieson: Bicycle Touring
in the Late 19th Century
7. Patrick Chen: The Bicycle in War:
Vietnam 1945–1975
8. Scotford Lawrence: The Mystery of
Gustave Caillebotte’s Bicycle
9. Guiseppe Genazzini:
Considerations and Suggestions
Concerning a Bicycle Museum
10. John Pinkerton, with Alberto E.
Minetti and Paola Zamparo: From
Bipedalism to Bicyclism: Comparing
the efficiency of historic bicycle
types
11. Frank J. Berto: Hub Gear vs.
Derailleur Gear Efficiency
12. Stephanie Rothemund: Recycling
of Saddles
13. Theo Stevens: The Elitist
Character of Early Dutch Cycling
14. Theo Stevens: Jaap Eden
(1876–1925): The Tragic Life of a
Sportsman
15. Chester Kyle: A Brief History of
the International Human-Powered
Vehicle Association
16. Nicholas Oddy: An Insight into
Cycle Purchases During the Post-Boom
Period, 1897–1899
17. Raymond Henry: Nicola Barra,
French Frame Builder
18. Alastair Dodds: David Rattray’s
Flying Scott
19. Marco Doniselli: The History of
Doniselli Velo Moto
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