Freewheels: The Great History of Cycling.
Snoeck/Museum of the Departmental Estate of Sceaux/The Hauts-De-Seine department.| N° d'inventaire | 31016 |
| Format | 23.6 x 29.8 |
| Détails | 296 p., numerous color photographs, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Gent, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9789461619099 |
Beyond the simple question of the technical history of cycles, this book illustrates the diversity of innovations envisaged by manufacturers, the popularity of cycling competitions and the transformation of the uses of the bicycle over more than two centuries. It seeks to trace the evolution of this means of transport, from the balance bike, invented at the beginning of the 19th century, to the most contemporary two-wheeled models.
Grand bis, sextuplets and other tricycles rub shoulders with objects bearing witness to lesser-known aspects of this discipline such as the evolution of the cyclist's costume or figurative representations. This catalog accompanies the exhibition "Roues libres. La grande histoire du vélo" presented at the Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, of which the Déportement des Hauts-de-Seine is the host community.
Beyond the simple question of the technical history of cycles, this book illustrates the diversity of innovations envisaged by manufacturers, the popularity of cycling competitions and the transformation of the uses of the bicycle over more than two centuries. It seeks to trace the evolution of this means of transport, from the balance bike, invented at the beginning of the 19th century, to the most contemporary two-wheeled models.
Grand bis, sextuplets and other tricycles rub shoulders with objects bearing witness to lesser-known aspects of this discipline such as the evolution of the cyclist's costume or figurative representations. This catalog accompanies the exhibition "Roues libres. La grande histoire du vélo" presented at the Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, of which the Déportement des Hauts-de-Seine is the host community.