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Fixed-gear cycling has today become the coolest form of urban transport, giving rise to a global fixed-gear culture.Fixed is the first book to document fixed-gear cycling. The authors have traveled to cities around the world to examine at first hand the intersections between the fixed-gear bike's design and its racing heritage, and the street style and customization that are at the heart of its current popularity.Interviews with sports-people, frame-builders, and those at the nexus of design, art, and fixed-gear culture give an insight into fixed-wheel design, philosophy, and riding experience. The book will appeal to cyclistsfixed-gear riders, urban riders, racers, and those interested in cycling heritageas well as to a wider design audience.
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Fixed: Global Fixed-Gear Bike Culture, Andrew Edwards, Max Leonard
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2009
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- Titre
- Fixed: Global Fixed-Gear Bike Culture
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Andrew Edwards, Max Leonard
- Éditeur
- Laurence King
- Publié
- 2009
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN10
- 1856696456
- ISBN13
- 9781856696456
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction
- Évaluation
- 3,7 sur 5
- Description
- Fixed-gear cycling has today become the coolest form of urban transport, giving rise to a global fixed-gear culture.Fixed is the first book to document fixed-gear cycling. The authors have traveled to cities around the world to examine at first hand the intersections between the fixed-gear bike's design and its racing heritage, and the street style and customization that are at the heart of its current popularity.Interviews with sports-people, frame-builders, and those at the nexus of design, art, and fixed-gear culture give an insight into fixed-wheel design, philosophy, and riding experience. The book will appeal to cyclistsfixed-gear riders, urban riders, racers, and those interested in cycling heritageas well as to a wider design audience.