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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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
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.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Great book.Enjoyable text,Very well rendered images.
I'm sure this will provide todays current generation of frame builders with ideas/inspiration.
I'm sure this will provide todays current generation of frame builders with ideas/inspiration.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bike pr0n at it's best.
Gorgeous bikes, gorgeous photographs. As others have said, a good reference for frame builders and for folks assembling bicycles themselves.
Published 12 months ago by John Pittman
French Touring Bikes Are a Revalation
Historically, the sport of cycling has suffered from a poor press, especially in the English language. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jeffrey Morseburg
Beautiful, inspiring book
The photography is stunning and the history well-written and concise. This book is a celebration of the beauty of bicycling. Read more
Published on February 12, 2010 by Elizabeth Haley
the golden age of handbuilt bicycles
This book is an important contribution to the history of bicycles. A more appropriate title might have been, "The Golden Age of Handbuilt Touring Bicycles". Read more
Published on February 10, 2010 by Seldon Bradley
great book
I got this for my son, the cyclist. He was very pleased with it. It has lots of good photos, some diagrams, and good text. Read more
Published on February 1, 2010 by Norma G. Dean
Most excellent
bought for my mom....she loves the photos.......great review of the classics.....Bicycles as works of art!
Published on January 31, 2010 by A. Dugan
super sweet bike book
You like bikes? You like custom built bikes, chrome, racks, luggage and good brazing? This is a book for you. Awesome pictures and descriptions of old bikes.
Published on January 7, 2010 by Adrian Fine
Love of Bikes
If you are a bike enthusiast this is excellent to capture the history of the bicycle. What awesome pictures. Great coffee table book.
Published on December 28, 2009 by PAMMERJAMMER
Misleading Title
This book covers only French bicycles. I was extremely disapointed to find no Italian, Swiss, Dutch or Austrian bicycles. Read more
Published on December 5, 2009 by Mark McDonald
The beauty of bicycles
My mother of all people gifted me this for my birthday this year. She knows I love bicycling (close to 5000 miles annually), but does not quite understand the passion. Read more
Published on November 29, 2009 by Karen Thompson
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