Bicycling Science
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Summary
An updated edition of a classic: an indispensable companion for a new era in cycling。
The bicycle is almost unique among human-powered machines in that it uses human muscles in a near-optimum way。 This essential volume offers a comprehensive account of the history of bicycles， how human beings propel them， what makes them go faster--and what keeps them from going even faster。 Over the years， and through three previous editions， Bicycling Science has become the bible of technical bicycling not only for designers and builders of bicycles but also for cycling enthusiasts。
After a brief history of bicycles and bicycling that demolishes many widespread myths， this fourth edition covers recent experiments and research on human-powered transportation， with updated material on cycling achievements， human-powered machines for use on land and in air and water， power-assisted bicycles， and human physiology。 The authors have also added new information on aerodynamics， rolling drag， transmission of power from rider to wheels， braking， heat management， steering and stability， power and speed， and other topics。 This edition also includes many new references and figures。
With racks of bikeshare bikes on city sidewalks， and new restrictions on greenhouse gas-emitting cars， bicycle use will only grow。 This book is the indispensable companion for a new era in cycling。
The bicycle is almost unique among human-powered machines in that it uses human muscles in a near-optimum way。 This essential volume offers a comprehensive account of the history of bicycles， how human beings propel them， what makes them go faster--and what keeps them from going even faster。 Over the years， and through three previous editions， Bicycling Science has become the bible of technical bicycling not only for designers and builders of bicycles but also for cycling enthusiasts。
After a brief history of bicycles and bicycling that demolishes many widespread myths， this fourth edition covers recent experiments and research on human-powered transportation， with updated material on cycling achievements， human-powered machines for use on land and in air and water， power-assisted bicycles， and human physiology。 The authors have also added new information on aerodynamics， rolling drag， transmission of power from rider to wheels， braking， heat management， steering and stability， power and speed， and other topics。 This edition also includes many new references and figures。
With racks of bikeshare bikes on city sidewalks， and new restrictions on greenhouse gas-emitting cars， bicycle use will only grow。 This book is the indispensable companion for a new era in cycling。
Reviews
Chris
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I liked the second edition of this book better even though that one is 40 years old。 The earlier edition is much more focused on standard bikes and traditional materials with little about electric motor assisted two-wheel vehicles which I couldn’t care less about。 For that matter， there’s nothing on mountain bikes in the older edition either， and I don’t need that。 Even nicer， there’s only one sentence which mentions carbon fiber！Steel is real。 Smooth roads rule。 Aero is ugly。 Color beats black。 I liked the second edition of this book better even though that one is 40 years old。 The earlier edition is much more focused on standard bikes and traditional materials with little about electric motor assisted two-wheel vehicles which I couldn’t care less about。 For that matter， there’s nothing on mountain bikes in the older edition either， and I don’t need that。 Even nicer， there’s only one sentence which mentions carbon fiber！Steel is real。 Smooth roads rule。 Aero is ugly。 Color beats black。 Progress isn’t better。 。。。more
Ash Fontana
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A masterpiece。 Just so much scientific work and explication of everything you ever wondered about cycling。 Lots of physics but useful even if you don't want to dig into that。 A masterpiece。 Just so much scientific work and explication of everything you ever wondered about cycling。 Lots of physics but useful even if you don't want to dig into that。 。。。more
Efe
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As a cyclist and a physics nerd， it was delicious。
Shayne
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Niche but nice， this book exposes a lot of what we know about bicycling and physics。 If you read between the lines， it also shows how little we understand， and how much of bicycling innovation is driven by tinkerers' garage work， only to be explained later by scientists （as Nissim Taleb describes in his book Antifragile）。 Niche but nice， this book exposes a lot of what we know about bicycling and physics。 If you read between the lines， it also shows how little we understand， and how much of bicycling innovation is driven by tinkerers' garage work， only to be explained later by scientists （as Nissim Taleb describes in his book Antifragile）。 。。。more
M
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Uffda。 Don't try to read this all the way through in one go。 It's an excellent reference book however。 Something to pick up and tinker with or answer a single question。 Uffda。 Don't try to read this all the way through in one go。 It's an excellent reference book however。 Something to pick up and tinker with or answer a single question。 。。。more
Larry Staton jr。
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The finest book on cycling that I've read。 Clear and concise explanations of the physics and mechanics of riding bikes without the dryness of technical language。 The finest book on cycling that I've read。 Clear and concise explanations of the physics and mechanics of riding bikes without the dryness of technical language。 。。。more
Josh
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My favourite reference。 This reading was my second or third read。--I appreciate the combination of physics and experience/opinion to convey each point。 The history and futurism chapters that bookend the science show how the same ideas come up repeatedly。 --Ten years on， can we have a 4th ed？ Do other readers have reading suggestions for industry developments， or for different viewpoints？
Vhalros
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This is a book about the science of bicycling; what makes them balance， what makes them go， what prevents them from going faster， how humans get the energy to bicycle， etc。 It would be a good introduction if you are interested in reading papers about bicycle mechanics; not so much if you want a leisurely read on the subject （unless you are a total dork like me）。 The math is pretty light， but there are more equations in here than you are going to find in most pleasure reading。
Joe
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My experience reading this book at this point in my life - 1 star。 My expectations of referencing this book in the future - 5 stars。 We'll settle on a 3 star rating for now。 Based on the title/cover and no reasonable research whatsoever I was expecting a more approachable， pop-science kind of look into the science behind cycling。 This is not that kind of book。 This is a very heavy， very detailed， very mathematical/scientific look into all aspects of cycling。 It's a reference book I will want to My experience reading this book at this point in my life - 1 star。 My expectations of referencing this book in the future - 5 stars。 We'll settle on a 3 star rating for now。 Based on the title/cover and no reasonable research whatsoever I was expecting a more approachable， pop-science kind of look into the science behind cycling。 This is not that kind of book。 This is a very heavy， very detailed， very mathematical/scientific look into all aspects of cycling。 It's a reference book I will want to have around （especially when I start building my own bikes in the future when I have tons of time and money to do such things）。 。。。more
T100martin
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A very heavy-going read， but if you're into science and technology it's worth trawling through。But if you're happy riding your fat-tyred mountain bike on the road， you'll be surprised just how much effort you're wasting。Everything from rolling resistance to frame material is covered。If it's not in this book， it's not relevant。 A very heavy-going read， but if you're into science and technology it's worth trawling through。But if you're happy riding your fat-tyred mountain bike on the road， you'll be surprised just how much effort you're wasting。Everything from rolling resistance to frame material is covered。If it's not in this book， it's not relevant。 。。。more
Nichiless Dey
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A little patience will be need if you don't have an engineering background but persevere and this book may change the way you think about one of the most energy efficient machine families ever constructed。 It will certainly dispel a few myths。 Well worth the effort。 A little patience will be need if you don't have an engineering background but persevere and this book may change the way you think about one of the most energy efficient machine families ever constructed。 It will certainly dispel a few myths。 Well worth the effort。 。。。more
Arjun
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I haven't completed this， but I love to reference it。 I especially enjoyed the explanation of the origins of the bicycle， and the implications it had on society。 I haven't completed this， but I love to reference it。 I especially enjoyed the explanation of the origins of the bicycle， and the implications it had on society。 。。。more
Meara
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I want an entire library of books like this on different subjects。 Just brilliant。
Martin
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Great reference manual。Even as an engineer reading this I found it a little dry and technical at times。。。 but it is a science book。
Andy Chu
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Skimmed it， worth going back to read again
Keith
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Interesting that the 3rd edition has a different author than the 2nd edition。
Dave
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Well， I can't say I actually finished this book - more like reevaluated it。 It's a reference book， or can/should be， and I'm going to treat it as such。 I got about halfway through at a marginal pace before deciding this。 For what it is， it is *the* reference on Human Powered Vehicles， far beyond simple bicycles。 Anyone considering a HPV record， in flight， on two or more wheels， should check this one out before starting。 Well， I can't say I actually finished this book - more like reevaluated it。 It's a reference book， or can/should be， and I'm going to treat it as such。 I got about halfway through at a marginal pace before deciding this。 For what it is， it is *the* reference on Human Powered Vehicles， far beyond simple bicycles。 Anyone considering a HPV record， in flight， on two or more wheels， should check this one out before starting。 。。。more
Jakey
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I love bicycles， and I like Match and Science， but not enough to really be able to enjoy this book。 My grasp of physics is not good enough。 sigh。 I would love to see this book in comic book form。 or at least something for non-physics geeks。
marie pasquariello
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great book to know a lot more about the sciences behind cycling。 more information than you can absorb in one read。
Lady
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Only read this if you are （a） a super-nerd， and （b） you cycle a lot。 If those two apply， you'll love it。 Otherwise， it's brain-death。 Only read this if you are （a） a super-nerd， and （b） you cycle a lot。 If those two apply， you'll love it。 Otherwise， it's brain-death。 。。。more
Jasper Meer
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This book outlines the physics of the most perfect machine devised by the minds of men。 This book should be the primary text for physics in high schools everywhere。 It introduces concepts in a very directed and practical way， giving students a useful framework to reference in understanding physics and how our world operates。
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