- Early history and origin of the bicycle
- The tricycle era
- Tandem bicycles
- Materials
- From the stores to the railway dray
- Production methods
- The pneumatic and other tyres
- Change speed gears
- Spring frames
- The trade and racing
- The cycle boom
- Roads in Great Britain
- The weight question
- The bicycle on the continent
- Military and other service bicycles
- In the factory
- Accessories
- Pioneer rides
- The motor cycle
- The future of the industry
- Advertisements
From the velocipede to the motor cycle in twenty chapters. A short history of the British bicycle industry from its origins in a Coventry sewing machine factory in 1868 to its transformation into one of the countries most important industries. A reminder of the days when bicycles ruled the roads from the Pitman's Common Commodities and Industry Series. - Summary by Phil Benson
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