Tag: book

  • Bikes and Books: A Celebration of Bicycle Design

    I was traveling without internet access for a few days, so I am a bit late to pass this along. Those of you who are in or near the New York City area though, might be very interested in an event coming up this weekend. Bikes and Books: A Celebration of Bicycle Design will take…

  • Mode of Transformation

    Mode of Transformation

    It is no secret that I love books about bicycles. The latest one that I have added to my collection (thanks to Kim at Williams and House) is not commercially available though. Mode of Transformation, from Mohawk Paper, is a beautifully designed promotional sample book that was created to showcase the company’s highest grade of…

  • Archibald Sharp’s classic ‘Bicycles and Tricycles’

    Archibald Sharp’s classic ‘Bicycles and Tricycles’

    I have mentioned Archibald Sharp’s 1896 book Bicycles and Tricycles: An Elementary Treatise on Their Design and Construction on this blog several times before (here is one post that comes to mind). I personally have a pretty big collection of books about bicycles, but Sharp’s classic stands out as my single favorite. When it was…