On a modern bicycle, carbon fibre, titanium and ceramics are combined with hand-worked steel, CNC’d aluminium and finely-tooled leather. There’s also a deep and rich tradition of engineering excellence allied to artisan eccentricity in all parts of the bicycle industry. Some manufacturers are still using processes that have changed little over 50 years, while others revel in the challenge of marrying the latest materials with innovative design to create the ultimate riding experience.
• Unique behind-the-scenes access gives a revealing insight into the skills and techniques that go into making superlative bicycles
• Explores aspects of the manufacturing process from handcrafting and finishing to the most technical industrial process
• Includes shots of the industrial process, portraits of the craftsmen and women and photographs of the finished components and bicycles
- ISBN10 1408170957
- ISBN13 9781408170953
- Publish Date 12 September 2013 (first published 1 September 2013)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Bloomsbury Sport
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English