Billythekid
I live for the CABE
As the title states I’m looking for the best books to learn about old bicycles if you know the titles or if you can post a picture mabe some sample pages I would appreciate it thanks
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Freqman1
Riding a '37 Dayton Super Streamline
Here are my mini book reviews. V/r Shawn
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Books -
A brief synopsis of bicycle books ballooner, classic, vintage, Schwinn, Roadmaster, Monark, Shelby, Wards, Mercury, Rollfast, Colson, Westfield, Elgin, Hawthorne, Huffman, Huffy, Dayton, Airman, Spiegel, Hiawatha, Snyder, Harris
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WetDogGraphix
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Something is wrong with your link....Here are my mini book reviews. V/r Shawn
Books -
A brief synopsis of bicycle books ballooner, classic, vintage, Schwinn, Roadmaster, Monark, Shelby, Wards, Mercury, Rollfast, Colson, Westfield, Elgin, Hawthorne, Huffman, Huffy, Dayton, Airman, Spiegel, Hiawatha, Snyder, Harris
100bikes
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Kinda big category.
What information about old bikes are you interested in?
Mechanics and design
Sharpes Treatise on bicycles and tricycles;
Companies and personalities
Bob Chicken- a passion for the bicycle
anything on Major Taylor;
Technology/mechanics
Any of the Bob Vander Plas books
Riding
Delva Murphy, Karl Kron, John Foster Fraser(just finished reading his book about traveling around
the world in 1896/7) ;
or any of a host of others, as mentioned above.
There are great titles in every category, and some duds as well.
No one book can/does justice to the topic.
rusty
What information about old bikes are you interested in?
Mechanics and design
Sharpes Treatise on bicycles and tricycles;
Companies and personalities
Bob Chicken- a passion for the bicycle
anything on Major Taylor;
Technology/mechanics
Any of the Bob Vander Plas books
Riding
Delva Murphy, Karl Kron, John Foster Fraser(just finished reading his book about traveling around
the world in 1896/7) ;
or any of a host of others, as mentioned above.
There are great titles in every category, and some duds as well.
No one book can/does justice to the topic.
rusty
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coasterbrakejunkie1969
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
You got that right. I love Geoff Green's schwinn books
dnc1
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
From a British point of view......
From a history of racing perspective:
"Butcher, Baker, Acrobat, Sweep" - Peter Cossins
( A history of the first tour de France).
"Lanterne Rouge" - Max Leonard.
( History of the men who finished last in Le Tour).
"Ride, Ride, Ride" - Mark Wellings.
(History of Herne Hill Velodrome, the oldest surviving race track in England).
General history:
"Re:Cyclists" - Michael Hutchinson.
(200 years on two wheels).
"Pedalare, Pedalare" - John Foot.
(Cycling in Italy).
Biographies/Autobiographies:
"Eddy Merckx, The Cannibal" - Daniel Friebe.
(Relentless superiority)
"Flying Scotsman" - Graeme Obree.
(One man's efforts to take on the world hour record single-handedly, on a homemade bicycle).
"The Death of Marco Pantani" - Matt Rendell.
(Tragic, beautiful telling of the life of a true star - in my eyes anyway).
"Road to Valour" - Ali & Andres McConnon.
(A telling of Gino Bartali's heroic exploits saving lives in WW2).
"The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World " - Marshall 'Major" Taylor.
( Relentless, humbling)
Humour:
Anything by Tim Moore.
Technical:
Anything by Tony Hadland.
Anything published by the Veteran Cycle-Club in the UK.
Just a few of my favourites.
From a history of racing perspective:
"Butcher, Baker, Acrobat, Sweep" - Peter Cossins
( A history of the first tour de France).
"Lanterne Rouge" - Max Leonard.
( History of the men who finished last in Le Tour).
"Ride, Ride, Ride" - Mark Wellings.
(History of Herne Hill Velodrome, the oldest surviving race track in England).
General history:
"Re:Cyclists" - Michael Hutchinson.
(200 years on two wheels).
"Pedalare, Pedalare" - John Foot.
(Cycling in Italy).
Biographies/Autobiographies:
"Eddy Merckx, The Cannibal" - Daniel Friebe.
(Relentless superiority)
"Flying Scotsman" - Graeme Obree.
(One man's efforts to take on the world hour record single-handedly, on a homemade bicycle).
"The Death of Marco Pantani" - Matt Rendell.
(Tragic, beautiful telling of the life of a true star - in my eyes anyway).
"Road to Valour" - Ali & Andres McConnon.
(A telling of Gino Bartali's heroic exploits saving lives in WW2).
"The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World " - Marshall 'Major" Taylor.
( Relentless, humbling)
Humour:
Anything by Tim Moore.
Technical:
Anything by Tony Hadland.
Anything published by the Veteran Cycle-Club in the UK.
Just a few of my favourites.
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juvela
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
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Billythekid
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