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"The human being used as an engine may not be the way you look at a bicycle, but that's how nature looks at it. This exceptional book analyzes, compares and judges the measurable aspects of people-power and the bicycle being ridden .... Happily, [the authors) haven't hidden the findings in a mass of jargon. The chapter on bicycle physics will get most readers to a useful level of understanding. The chapter on people-powered devices other than bicycles is fascinating."- J. Baldwin, "The CoEvolution Quarterly"
Kurzbeschreibung
The second edition of "Bicycling Science, " includes new information on recent achievements and experiments in human-powered transportation, as the "ultimate human-powered vehicle" (UPHV), in which supine riders can achieve speeds well over 60 mph. James McCullagh, editor of "Bicycling Magazine, " has written a foreword for this edition, which also includes many new illustrations.
Synopsis
A detailed study of the mechanical, physiological, and technical aspects of bicycle design, construction, and use, describing and picturing past, present, and experimental models.
