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The Competition Bicycle will inspire cyclists and design lovers alike. The evocative, detail-rich photographs display the history of the bicycle, from racing high-wheelers to modern racing bikes with carbon-fiber disc wheels. Exceptional handcrafted machines ridden by great champions illustrate milestones in the mechanics and craftsmanship of bicycle design.
This volume also features iconic bicycles that played an important role in the history of the sport, from the bicycle that sent Eddy Merckx over the finish line in his last world championship win, to those of tandem teams who tackled the hour record, motor-paced track racers that exceeded 80 mph on the wooden boards, to California’s mountain-bike pioneers.
Historic images complement the stunning new photography that illustrates each machine in exquisite detail while celebrating the evolution of the sport, object, and machine. The Competition Bicycle is sure to be treasured by all who appreciate magnificent masterpieces of vintage and contemporary design.
This volume also features iconic bicycles that played an important role in the history of the sport, from the bicycle that sent Eddy Merckx over the finish line in his last world championship win, to those of tandem teams who tackled the hour record, motor-paced track racers that exceeded 80 mph on the wooden boards, to California’s mountain-bike pioneers.
Historic images complement the stunning new photography that illustrates each machine in exquisite detail while celebrating the evolution of the sport, object, and machine. The Competition Bicycle is sure to be treasured by all who appreciate magnificent masterpieces of vintage and contemporary design.
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Format:Hardcover
This is indeed a beautiful book and something of a work of art. There is only one problem for me. It is not a new book but the old 'Competition Bicycle' with the Eddy Merckx bike on the cover. It has been given a new jacket and slightly altered title. So if you have the older book just remember that this one is the same. One major plus for it is that the price is very cheap when compared to the original title which was very expensive. So, if you don't have the first book, it's a very good buy.
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Beautiful Picture Book, Just Wish for More
26 Feb 2012
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This is a picture book history of racing bicycles, starting with high wheel track racers from the late 1800s through to modern hour record track bikes. In between are all sorts of racing bikes, including road, track, tandem, and even a "newspaper courier racing" bike. The authors did their best to find the actual bikes ridden by great cyclists like Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartali, Eddy Merckx, Greg Lemond, Sean Kelly, and others. The photographs are beautiful, usually focusing in on innovative or just plain strange takes on derailleurs, brakes, chainrings, cranks, etc.
I got this book on a Tuesday, let it sit until the weekend, and then couldn't put it down. Usually, with picture books, I pretty much ignore the text, but I got hooked on the text here, looking for explanations of how this or that worked, why it was designed as it was, and so on. If anything, I'd liked to have seen more of that. The 75 year anniversary Campagnolo picture book did a little better job of that, but of course they had a different job -- celebrating and explaining all the Campagnolo innovations.
There are 34 bikes in all. Here are some highlights:
- Frank Bartell's Willy Appelhans Six-Day from 1935
- Rene Vietto's Barralumin aluminum framed Tour de France bike from 1948
- Bruce Waddell's Cinelli Supercorsa from 1965
- Merckx's De Rosa (branded Eddy Merckx) from 1974
- Francesco Moser's bizarre hour record bike from 1984
- Andy Hampsten's Landshark (branded Huffy) from 1988
In the back of the book are geometries and dimensions for each of the bikes.
There's nothing from Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Graham Obree, or Lance Armstrong. The newest bike in the book is Tony Rominger's 1994 hour record bike, so Armstrong may just be considered too recent.
All in all, a beautiful book. If anything, I just wanted it to be bigger and more complete.
I got this book on a Tuesday, let it sit until the weekend, and then couldn't put it down. Usually, with picture books, I pretty much ignore the text, but I got hooked on the text here, looking for explanations of how this or that worked, why it was designed as it was, and so on. If anything, I'd liked to have seen more of that. The 75 year anniversary Campagnolo picture book did a little better job of that, but of course they had a different job -- celebrating and explaining all the Campagnolo innovations.
There are 34 bikes in all. Here are some highlights:
- Frank Bartell's Willy Appelhans Six-Day from 1935
- Rene Vietto's Barralumin aluminum framed Tour de France bike from 1948
- Bruce Waddell's Cinelli Supercorsa from 1965
- Merckx's De Rosa (branded Eddy Merckx) from 1974
- Francesco Moser's bizarre hour record bike from 1984
- Andy Hampsten's Landshark (branded Huffy) from 1988
In the back of the book are geometries and dimensions for each of the bikes.
There's nothing from Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Graham Obree, or Lance Armstrong. The newest bike in the book is Tony Rominger's 1994 hour record bike, so Armstrong may just be considered too recent.
All in all, a beautiful book. If anything, I just wanted it to be bigger and more complete.
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