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 Product Catalog > Bicycle Books > Bicycle Repair Books The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles: Craftsmanship, Elegance, and Function By: Rizzoli Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 12 Product Description: 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. Where to Buy
Reviews Beautiful, inspiring book  by: on: 12-Feb 2010 The photography is stunning and the history well-written and concise. This book is a celebration of the beauty of bicycling. There is one horrifically ironic twist - a book about the heights of craftsmanship printed in China! Unfortunately, that shows in the poor quality binding of the book. The content makes up for it, though. You will start combing Craigslist to see what treasures might be out there. the golden age of handbuilt bicycles by: on: 11-Feb 2010 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". A quick survey reveals that 50 of the 50 bicycles featured have fenders - 46 have luggage racks and 45 are equipped with lights/generators. Just so you know what you are getting. The machines featured are wonders of imagination - starships of their day: the lavish craftsmanship is unsurpassed. Many of these bikes are turned out in all chrome. Kudos to Jan Heine, the author, for the vision to produce this book. The text is crisp and insightful - obviously the product of years of research, uh. . . strike research, insert obsession! Kudos also to Jean-Pierre Praderes. This is a doctoral thesis on how to photograph bicycles - a perfect mix of full view shots and fascinating detail. If you are a road bike nut, such as myself, you may want to buy Jan Heine's new book, "The Competition Bicycle. It will pop up with a title search on e-bay. I do not have this book yet, but, will order it based on the quality of the one reviewed here. Such a glowing review may leave you wondering if I have some financial interest in this endeavor. No, I am just an avid reader and bicycle enthusiast who wants to share a wonderful find with other bike advocates. Seldon Bradley Indianapolis, IN great book by: on: 01-Feb 2010 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. I didn't actually read it so I can't say a lot more, Just it looked good. Most excellent by: on: 31-Jan 2010 bought for my mom....she loves the photos.......great review of the classics.....Bicycles as works of art! View All ReviewsView All Bicycle Repair Books |
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