VELO City: Bicycle Culture and City Life

Автор: Blyth Gavin
Название: Velo City: Architecture for Bikes
ISBN: 3791349090 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783791349091
Издательство: Prestel Publishing Limited
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Описание: From a bike rack to the world’s most glamorous cycling shop, Velo Architecture shows how our cities are being transformed by a new wave of bike-related design. The world’s major cities are making room for cyclists, helping them to ride, store, share, and buy their bicycles more easily than ever before. As a result, bike-related design has become one of the hottest fields in architecture. From racetracks to commuter paths and from bike sharing to bridges, this comprehensive survey details every aspect of this brave new cycling world. Drawing on the latest trends in bike design and fashion it places each project in context to provide an eclectic visual record of the world built around cycling. With an introductory essay that considers the history and future of cycling and packed with numerous color illustrations, this book is perfect for design enthusiasts and cyclists alike.

Название: Velo: Bicycle Culture and Design
ISBN: 3899552849 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783899552843
Издательство: Gestalten
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Описание: Bicycle Culture and Design. .

Автор: Lamm, John
Название: Velocity
ISBN: 0760325960 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780760325964
Издательство: Rockport/Rotovision
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Описание: Supercar Revolution. A first time full history of supercars - machines that reach speeds of 170 - 200+ mph.

Автор: Ehmann S., Klanten R.
Название: Velo--2nd Gear: Bicycle Culture and Style
ISBN: 3899554736 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783899554731
Издательство: Gestalten
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Описание: Choosing a particular bicycle conveys an attitude and a way of life. For a young generation, bicycles have now replaced cars as the vehicles that best express its identity and this book shows why. Riding a bike is easy. Once someone can do it, they will never forget how. Riding a bike can be addictive--in the best cases for life. Understanding the subtleties of contemporary bicycle culture can be challenging. Like it or not, choosing to ride a particular bike--whether an old-fashioned city bicycle, a high-tech machine, a mountain bike, a touring bike, a fixie, or a beach cruiser--means being associated with a certain lifestyle. Velo--2nd Gear explores these diverse bicycle scenes and reveals their histories, relationships, and insightful details. Alongside its presentation of especially attractive and unusual bicycles, the book documents how riders' accessories and styles vary just as widely as the bikes' tires and other equipment. It explains how each scene cultivates its own distinct codes through the choice of certain jerseys, caps, or bags or by visiting specific events or key establishments. The examples in Velo--2nd Gear span the globe. Tours in traditional costumes and on historical paths in Belgium or Italy are not only appealing as athletic challenges, but also as adventures for cosmopolitan travelers. In urban centers at night, bicycle messengers hold races on city streets. Specialized bike boutiques focus on details such as customized paint jobs. Frame builders in Oregon, Paris, or southern Germany create highly coveted bikes tailored to individuals or in very limited editions with long waiting lists. Velo--2nd Gear makes abundantly clear that contemporary bicycle culture is more alive and well than ever before. The book celebrates its healthy, environmentally-friendly, discerning, and slightly obsessive scenes and their protagonists. It shows why, for a young generation, bicycles have now replaced cars as the vehicles that best express its identity.