The Elite Bicycle: Portraits of Great Marques, Makers, and Designers
“The Elite Bicycleis one of the finer coffee table books we’ve seen in years. The book profiles some of the world’s greatest (and disappearing) bike artisans with shart portraits, incisive photojournalism, and keen essays.” —Outside magazine“This beautiful book is all about the bike — in exquisite, intimate, celebratory detail. This beautiful book is all about the bike — in exquisite, intimate, celebratory detail.” —Experience Life magazine“While the only way to truly experience the quality and craftsmanship of these components is to ride them, the book gives an effective introduction to many of the brands we often hear about without ever fully appreciating why. After spending a few hours withThe Elite Bicycle, you’ll no longer be a just a name-dropper.” —Bicycling magazine“What makesThe Elite Bicycleso fantastic is not so much what is said about the people and companies themselves, but the insightful, lesser-known tidbits that provide a greater depth of understanding…It’s little gems that are peppered throughout the already rich descriptions of people and place that make the profiles spring to life.” —RoadBikeReview.com“An eccentric and entertaining book, beautifully produced with top-quality photos and amusing but informative text and a foreword by cycling-mad British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith,The Elite Bicycledeserves to find a place on many a cyclist’s bookshelf this holiday season.” —PezCyclingNews.com“The Elite Bicycledelivers something quite different...it’s the sense that you’ve spent an afternoon at the builder or company’s work space, that you’ve seen the work being done and then been left to wander on your own. You could unleash a dozen cycling photographers on the same set of subjects and very few would come up with anything so evocative.” —Red Kite Prayer