Bicycle. Illustrated history

Since its appearance at the beginning of the XIX century, bicycles are not losing popularity. Their number in the world has reached an impressive figure - a billion more than copies. At that a huge variety of types, models and functionality of bicycles that exists today, the history of this vehicle was difficult and exciting.
Leading specialists in the history of technology and technology Tony Hadland and Hans Erhard Lessing studied the key stages of the evolution of the bicycle from the first prototypes to ultra -modern machines. Based on the impressive volume of materials, including specialized patent documentation, accompanied by more than 300 unique illustrations in the book shows the development of the technical characteristics of bicycles and their individual components, including seats, transmission, brakes, lighting devices and devices for transportation of cargo and passengers (trunk, Cycles, saddle bags, trailers and children"s seats)