The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles is a celebration of the design history and craftsmanship behind this simple but efficient two-wheeled vehicle. Featuring fifty classic models built by hand, this book unveils the bicycle’s technical evolution within a historical context. Beautifully detailed are early-twentieth-century models with multi-gear systems, mid-century machines where war and postwar economy challenged craft and utility, as well as modern and contemporary bicycles. Featured artisans and brands include La Gauloise, Reyhand, Schulz, Barra, Alex Singer, and René Herse. With brilliant full-color images of each model and chronological text detailing the craftsmanship that went into producing these elegant machines, this book will appeal to bicycle enthusiasts and to anyone interested in design.
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"I was very fortunate to receive a book from Rizzoli publishers recently called "The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles...While this book has been previously available, it appears that Rizzoli are bringing out a new edition." ~NYCBikeSnob.com
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Jan Heine is an avid cyclist and editor of Vintage Bicycle Quarterly, a magazine devoted to bicycle history and classic models. Jean-Pierre Pradères is a freelance photographer whose award-winning work has been featured in numerous magazines and books, including The Art of the Motorcycle
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Fantastic Photography, Beautiful Bikes,
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This review is from: The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles: Craftsmanship, Elegance, and Function (Hardcover)
This book opened up another world for me. The photography is amazing.
I do wish that there was more text, but what is there is fine. More biography of the builders would have been nice...regardless this book is a treasure.
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This review is from: The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles: Craftsmanship, Elegance, and Function (Hardcover)
Great book.Enjoyable text,Very well rendered images.
I'm sure this will provide todays current generation of frame builders with ideas/inspiration.
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A perfect gift for bicyclists ........,
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A wonderful collection of hand built bicycles. Oversize book is not too big but large enough to convey the detail, beauty and engineering of these works of art.
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