Top 10 Best "Handbuilt Bicycles" Products

The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles is a celebration of the design history and craftsmanship behind this simple but efficient two-wheeled vehicle. Featuring fifty classic models built by hand, this book unveils the bicycle's technical evolution within a historical context. Beautifully detailed are early-twentieth-century models with multi-gear systems, mid-century machines where war and postwar economy challenged craft and utility, as well as modern and contemporary bicycles. Featured artisans and brands include La Gauloise, Reyhand, Schulz, Barra, Alex Singer, and René Herse. With brilliant full-color images of each model and chronological text detailing the craftsmanship that went into producing these elegant machines, this book will appeal to bicycle enthusiasts and to anyone interested in design.

Throughout the world the bicycle continues to withstand the assault of time. Despite the bicycle's perseverance, its design has remained relatively traditional, with small interest in new thinking ...until recently. This full-color aficionado's guide from the publishers of Bike Culture Quarterly provides all of the essential information, including where to buy, and manufacturers' profiles on all the cutting edge cycles, both the one-of-a-kind models and new models that have gone into mass production. The number of alternatives to yesteryear's traditional bicycle design--and the sheer magnitude of accessories to accompany them--is astonishing, and they're all here in this tour-de-force compendium.