Bicycling science / David Gordon Wilson with contributions by Jim Papadopoulos.

Author: Wilson, David Gordon, 1928-

Edition Statement:3rd ed.

Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2004.

Description477 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Rev. ed. of: Bicycling science / Frank Rowland Whitt. 2nd ed. c1982.

Note:A short history of bicycling -- Human power generation -- Thermal effects on power production (how bicyclists keep cool) -- Power and speed -- Bicycle aerodynamics -- Rolling : tires and bearings -- Braking -- Steering and balancing -- Mechanics and mechanisms : power transmission -- Materials and stresses -- Unusual human-powered machines -- Human-powered vehicles in the future.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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