The dancing chain : history and development of the derailleur bicycle / Frank Berto ; with contributions by Ron Shepherd ... [et al.] Berto, Frank J

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Berto, Frank J
Subjects
Bicycles and bicycling - History.; Bicycles - Gearing - History - 20th century.; Bicycles - History - 20th century.
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.The First Bicycles: 1817-1869
  • Early Myths and Recent Frauds
  • Karl von Drais, Inventor of the Bicycle
  • Tricycles and Quadricycles
  • Early Treadle-Driven Velocipedes
  • Early Pedal-Driven Velocipedes
  • 2.The Search for Speed: 1870-1890
  • Front Wheel Diameter
  • The Front-Drivers
  • France: Fertile Ground for Bicycle Gears
  • The First Variable Gears for Bicycles
  • The Rear-Drivers
  • Chain-Drives
  • Tricycle Drivetrain Developments
  • The Search for Safety
  • Chain-Driven Safety Bicycles
  • 3.The Bicycle Boom: 1891-1899
  • Boom Years
  • A Plethora of Patents
  • Double-Chain Drives
  • The First Derailleurs
  • 4.Pre-Derailleurs, Epicyclics, and Exotics: 1900-1907
  • Variable Gears in Britain
  • How Many Gears?
  • Exotic Gear Systems
  • Conclusions
  • 5.The First Derailleurs: 1908-1919
  • Velocio
  • Steps in the Development of the Derailleur
  • Other Gear Changers
  • Variable Gears and Racing
  • More Touring Trials
  • Contents note continued: Derailleurs Versus Hub Gears
  • 6.Practical Derailleurs: 1920-1929
  • Cycling in France in the 1920s
  • Touring Trials Continue
  • The Floating Chain
  • Albert Raimond and Le Cyclo
  • Lucien Juy and Le Simplex
  • Other French Derailleurs
  • Variable Gears in Italy
  • Bicycle Gearing in Britain
  • Cycling in the United States
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Bicycle Racing
  • 7.The Golden Age: 1930-1939
  • Cycling in France in the 1930s
  • French Derailleurs
  • Simplex
  • Oscar Egg and the Super Champion
  • The First Parallelogram Rear Derailleur
  • Britain Rediscovers Derailleurs
  • Italian Derailleurs
  • Germany and Austria
  • Other European Countries
  • United States
  • 8.The Post-War Years: 1945-1954
  • France
  • Huret
  • French Cyclo
  • Super Champion
  • Other French Derailleur Makers
  • Italy
  • Great Britain
  • Cycling Magazines
  • Contents note continued: 9.Slow Growth: 1955-1964
  • Spain
  • 10.The "Great American Bike Boom": 1965-1974
  • The Bike Boom
  • 11.The Dawn of Mountain Biking: 1975-1984
  • Touring Bikes
  • Mountain Bikes
  • Taiwan
  • 12.The Rise of Shimano: 1985-1994
  • Major Developments
  • Europe
  • 13.Into the 21st Century: 1995-2012 Part I: Shimano
  • The Comfort & Transportation Trend
  • Off-Road Components
  • Technical Developments
  • Shimano Year by Year
  • 14.Part II: SRAM, Campagnolo, Etc.
  • Contents note continued: Bicycle Production
  • U.S. Bicycle Sales
  • SRAM
  • Campagnolo
  • U.S. Derailleurs & More
  • Others Manufacturers
  • Status of the Bicycle Gearing Market
  • 15.How Derailleurs Work
  • Rear Derailleurs
  • How Rear Derailleurs are Designed
  • Freewheel Sprocket Design
  • Chain Design
  • Front Derailleur Design
  • Chainwheel Design
  • Shifters
  • Efficiency of Hub Gears Versus Derailleurs
  • Gear Selection
  • Bicycle-Type-Specific Gear Selection
  • "Gear Freaking"
  • 16.Nothing New Under the Sun?
  • Treadle- and Lever-Drives
  • Shaft-Drives
  • Retro-Direct, or Reverse Pedaling
  • Bottom-Bracket Gears
  • Expanding Chainwheels.
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Read associated articles: Bicycle, Biopace, Derailleur gears, Freehub, Groupset, Hub gear, Road bicycle, Safety bicycle, SunTour
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