Bicycling science /
Wilson, David Gordon, 1928-
Bicycling science / David Gordon Wilson ; with contributions by Jim Papadopoulos. - Third edition. - viii, 477 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Revised edition of: Bicycling science / Frank Rowland Whitt. 2nd ed. c1982.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Human Power -- A short history of bicycling -- Human power generation -- Thermal effects on power production (how bicyclists keep cool) -- Some Bicycle Physics -- Power and speed -- Bicycle aerodynamics -- Rolling: tires and bearings -- Braking -- Steering and balancing -- Mechanics and mechanisms: power transmission -- Materials and stresses -- Human-Powered Vehicles and Machines -- Unusual human-powered machines -- Human-powered vehicles in the future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
0262232375 9780262232371 0262731541 9780262731546
2003056132
Bicycles--Dynamics
Bicycles--History
TL410 / .W546 2004
629.2272015313
Bicycling science / David Gordon Wilson ; with contributions by Jim Papadopoulos. - Third edition. - viii, 477 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Revised edition of: Bicycling science / Frank Rowland Whitt. 2nd ed. c1982.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Human Power -- A short history of bicycling -- Human power generation -- Thermal effects on power production (how bicyclists keep cool) -- Some Bicycle Physics -- Power and speed -- Bicycle aerodynamics -- Rolling: tires and bearings -- Braking -- Steering and balancing -- Mechanics and mechanisms: power transmission -- Materials and stresses -- Human-Powered Vehicles and Machines -- Unusual human-powered machines -- Human-powered vehicles in the future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
0262232375 9780262232371 0262731541 9780262731546
2003056132
Bicycles--Dynamics
Bicycles--History
TL410 / .W546 2004
629.2272015313