The Spaceframe Moultons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Spaceframe Moultons write by Tony Hadland. This book was released on 2009. The Spaceframe Moultons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Re-reading today Tony Hadland's book "The Spaceframe Moultons" brings back what a splendid job he did in researching and describing those exciting events which led up to the birth of the Spaceframe Moulton.
The F-frame Moultons
The F-frame Moultons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The F-frame Moultons write by Tony Hadland. This book was released on 2014. The F-frame Moultons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "My intention in the creation of the Moulton bicycle was to take the evolution of that most remarkable device a stage beyond its classical form. In other words to produce a bicycle which was more pleasing to have and to use....One of the most pleasing consequences of the Moulton bicycle epic so far has been the spontaneous growth of the Moulton Users' groups: and to meet and to ride with them gives me special pleasure." -- Dr. Alex Moulton *** The purpose of this book is twofold. It introduces the Moulton bicycle to the many people - cyclists and non-cyclists alike - who either know nothing of it or whose knowledge is limited by the virtual disappearance of this extraordinary machine from our roads; by the numerous myths circulating about it and by the cursory mention it receives in most cycling books. Additionally, the book offers to Moulton owners and devotees a further appreciation of the background history and capability of the bike. (Series: Bicycle Science - Vol. 2) [Subject: History, Bicycle Science, Engineering]
The Moulton Bicycle
The Moulton Bicycle - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Moulton Bicycle write by Bruce D. Epperson. This book was released on 2018-05-31. The Moulton Bicycle available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1963, British inventor Alex Moulton (1920-2012) introduced an innovative compact bicycle. Architectural Review editor Reyner Banham (1922-1988) predicted it would give rise to "a new class of cyclists," young urbanites riding by choice, not necessity. Forced to sell his firm in 1967, Moulton returned in the 1980s with an even more radical model, the AM--his acclaim among technology and design historians owed much to Banham's writings. The AM's price tag (some models cost many thousands of dollars) has inspired tech-savvy cyclists to create "hot rod" compact bikes from Moulton-inspired "shopper" cycles of the 1970s--a trend also foreseen by Banham, who considered hot rod culture the "folk art of the mechanical era." The author traces the intertwined lives of two unusually creative men who had an extraordinary impact on each others' careers, despite having met only a few times.
The Moulton Bicycle
The Moulton Bicycle - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Moulton Bicycle write by Tony Hadland. This book was released on 1982. The Moulton Bicycle available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Bicycle Design
Bicycle Design - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bicycle Design write by Tony Hadland. This book was released on 2016-10-07. Bicycle Design available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An authoritative and comprehensive account of the bicycle's two-hundred-year evolution. The bicycle ranks as one of the most enduring, most widely used vehicles in the world, with more than a billion produced during almost two hundred years of cycling history. This book offers an authoritative and comprehensive account of the bicycle's technical and historical evolution, from the earliest velocipedes (invented to fill the need for horseless transport during a shortage of oats) to modern racing bikes, mountain bikes, and recumbents. It traces the bicycle's development in terms of materials, ergonomics, and vehicle physics, as carried out by inventors, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers. Written by two leading bicycle historians and generously illustrated with historic drawings, designs, and photographs, Bicycle Design describes the key stages in the evolution of the bicycle, beginning with the counterintuitive idea of balancing on two wheels in line, through the development of tension-spoked wheels, indirect drives (employing levers, pulleys, chains, and chainwheels), and pneumatic tires. The authors examine the further development of the bicycle for such specific purposes as racing, portability, and all-terrain use; and they describe the evolution of bicycle components including seats, transmission, brakes, lights (at first candle-based), and carriers (racks, panniers, saddlebags, child seats, and sidecars). They consider not only commercially successful designs but also commercial failures that pointed the way to future technological developments. And they debunk some myths about bicycles—for example, the mistaken but often-cited idea that Leonardo sketched a chain-drive bike in his notebooks. Despite the bicycle's long history and mass appeal, its technological history has been neglected. This volume, with its engaging and wide-ranging coverage, fills that gap. It will be the starting point for all future histories of the bicycle.
