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Title: Bicycling Science, Second Edition by Frank Rowland Whitt, David Gordon Wilson ISBN: 0-262-73060-X Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 23 August, 1982 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Other reviews refer to previous editions
Comment: Disclosure: I am an interested party (contributor), so you may take my 'star' rating with a grain of salt. My main message is to make a point that I have also emailed to Amazon.
As of May 1, 2004 the other customer reviews posted for this title are somewhat misleading, because they refer only to the much older (second) edition. The third edition, published April 2004, is dramatically enlarged and updated -- a completely new book based on a tremendous amount of recent work. Dave Wilson and I have attempted to address all the issues to be seen in those reviews, plus many more, we hope successfully.
In this 5-year process every chapter was rewritten or even replaced outright. A great quantity of new material on history, physiology, speed calculations, aerodynamics, steering theory, human powered vehicles etc. is available nowhere else.
I encourage any scientifically curious cyclist, or bicycle industry engineer, to contribute a genuine review of the third edition, so potential readers can learn about this distinctly different book.
Rating: 3
Summary: A cornucopia of scientific information
Comment: This is a great book mainly because it is the only one of its kind. It covers many aspects of the science of pedal power.
I find that the data supporting some of the experiments, and the conclusions from that data, could use some more flesh. For example, I'm still not entirely sure why a larger diameter wheel has less rolling resistance, but the data supports that conclusion.
I agree with other readers that the book could use an update.
Rating: 4
Summary: Worth a look.
Comment: I think this is a great book IF you're a scientist (like me!). Like the other reviews say, it is a little dated - but results are results.
There is a wealth of info in this book, most of it is technical, and there is some fascinating things on human powered flight & HPVs.
I can't remember the exact figure that was quoted for the weights of some of the older historical bikes, but I find it hard to believe that there were such lightweights a hundred years ago (like 6kg). Knowing what I know, I just don't think it would have been feasible.
If you are interested, I wouldn't wait for an updated edition, because they might not make it, and this one is getting pretty darn hard to get.
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Title: High-Tech Cycling by Ed Burke, Edmund R. Burke ISBN: 0736045074 Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Bicycle Design by Mike Burrows ISBN: 0966979524 Publisher: Alpenbooks Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Atomic Zombie's Bicycle Builder's Bonanza by Brad Graham, Kathy McGowan ISBN: 0071422676 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Richard's 21St-Century Bicycle Book by Richard Ballantine ISBN: 1585671126 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Art of Wheelbuilding: A Bench Reference for Neophytes, Pros & Wheelaholics by Gerd Schraner ISBN: 0964983532 Publisher: Buonpane Pubns Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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