A fascinating pictorial survey of the development of bicycle component and accessory design.

 This volume is an authentic reprint edition of the original Japanese publication '83 The Data Book. To this date, it is the most inclusive compendium of illustrations of technical solutions for bicycle component and accessory designs gleaned from the study of historic European cycling periodicals and manufacturer's catalogues. This authentic reprint edition is identical to the original in all respects, including binding style, trim size, and page numbering. In addition, it contains English translations of the Japanese texts found on the introduction page and elsewhere in the book.

Author: Noguchi

• More than 1,200 illustrations of every conceivable detail of the bicycle.
• Spans the period from the origins of cycling in the early 19th century through the 1970s.
• Shows numerous older designs that have been presented as "new" in recent times.
• Hundreds of line drawings by the famed French illustrator Daniel Rebour.
• jacketed hardcover book