Featuring over 1000 technical illustrations of bicycle components, this text provides technical details of bicycle construction and technology collected from European cycling periodicals and manufacturers' catalogues dating from 1822 to 1959, including: the 1935 prototype of the derailleur design; 100-year-old suspension forks; the automatic gear system from 1924; and hydraulic brakes from the 1950s.
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Featuring over 1000 technical illustrations of bicycle components, this text provides technical details of bicycle construction and technology collected from European cycling periodicals and manufacturers' catalogues dating from 1822 to 1959, including: the 1935 prototype of the derailleur design; 100-year-old suspension forks; the automatic gear system from 1924; and hydraulic brakes from the 1950s.
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