The Noblest Invention
Subtitle: An Illustrated History of the Bicycle
Contributors: Lance Armstrong (Foreword)
Publisher: Rodale Books; Rodale
Published: November 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781579546694
Subjects: Sports & Recreation; History; Cycling; Sports; Cycling - General; General; Sports & Recreation / Cycling; Bicycling; Bicycles
First sentence: I'd gotten the off-brand BMX bike as a present only that spring.
Description: A collection of essays and photographs offer a chronicle of the origins and evolution of the bicycle, from its first appearance as a primitive wooden Laufsmachine to its development into a lightweight, elegant racing machine.