The Dancing Chain: History and Development of the Derailleur Bicycle |  | Author: Frank J. Berto
Publisher: Cycle Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $59.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 716836
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
ISBN: 1892495597
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781892495594
ASIN: 1892495597
Publication Date: October 31, 2008 (In 97 Days)
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Book Description
Unlike other bicycle history books, which cover only the first 100 years, this book deals extensively with the second century of bicycle development. It traces the development of the modern derailleur bicycle from its crude beginnings right up to the most modern mountain bikes and road racing bicycles. This thoroughly updated and expanded edition includes over 100 additional illustrations and hundreds of text corrections and updates.
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jimmy thinks January 16, 2007
Fantastic book by legend Frank Berto. Super detailed and fascinating history of all derailleur systems. Definitely worth the price!
The Ultimate Book for Bike Geeks! January 10, 2007
Frank Berto's 'The Dancing Chain' is a fascinating, exhaustively-researched look at the evolution of the bicycle. Starting with the high- wheeled bikes of Victorian times, the author shows how the development of the multi-geared drivetrain made the bicycle more versatile & practical for everyday use. Most interesting to me is that many modern "innovations" (indexed shifting, epicyclic hubs, auto-shifting)were actually in use nearly 100 years ago! Lavishly illustrated (including many line drawings by the famed Daniel Rebour), the book also covers how these changes affected the evolution of bicycle racing & touring. Highly reccomended!
Focuses especially upon the past 100 years June 12, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Now in an updated and expanded second edition, The Dancing Chain is the in-depth story of the history and development of the Derailleur Bicycle. The Dancing Chain offers the culmination of 10 years of research - 5 poured into the first edition, and now another 5 into the second, and focuses especially upon the past 100 years. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations reveal how bicycles adapted to the challenges of traveling faster on level ground and climbing better uphill. The Dancing Chain does not shy from technical detail, yet remains informatively accessible to the lay reader making it a fascinating resource for leisure reading, as well as hard research for academia. Highly recommended for bicycle enthusiasts and historians alike.
The Dancing Chain by Frank Berto June 19, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The Dancing Chain by Frank Berto dvanhook 06/18/01 01:48 pm EDT rating: An invaluable reference document for vintage bicycle enthusiasts! It is well and thoroughly researched and fully illustrated with photographs and beautiful line drawings of bicycles and bicycle parts as they have developed over the past one hundred years. It also contains a many helpful and interesting graphs and charts. This beautiful book is as complete and authoritative as is possible, but is very readable even for those with no technical background. It is certain to become a collectors item and was published as a very limited edition.
Great Book for Bike Nuts November 2, 2000
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am very glad I purchased this book. This book involves much more about the history of bicycles than the title may lead you to believe.
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