It's all about the bike

the pursuit of happiness on two wheels

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Rob Penn: It's all about the bike (2010, Particular Books)

199 pages

English language

Published Nov. 17, 2010 by Particular Books.

ISBN:
978-1-84614-262-8
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OCLC Number:
573302461

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4 stars (1 review)

Tells the story of a journey to design and build a dream bike. From Stoke-on-Trent, where an artisan hand builds his frame, to California, home of the mountain bike, where the author tracks down the perfect wheels, via Portland, Milan and Coventry, birthplace of the modern bicycle, this narrative is about our love affair with cycling.

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4 stars

This is an enjoyable and fun read about cycling, the history of bicycles, and the construction of Penn's dream bike. I'm going through a phase where I will read almost anything about steel bikes and their heritage, so it wouldn't take much. But I can definitely recommend this book to anyone who would like to learn more about this wonderful machine. I didn't expect it would have so much information about the early years of the bicycle.

Subjects

  • Bicycles
  • Cycling
  • Fahrrad
  • History
  • Radfahren
  • Design and construction