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The Cycle Industry, its origin, history and latest developments

Walter Ferdinando Grew (1869 - 1949?)

From the velocipede to the motor cycle in twenty chapters. A short history of the British bicycle industry from its origins in a Coventry sewing machine factory in 1868 to its transformation into one of the countries most important industries. A reminder of the days when bicycles ruled the roads from the Pitman's Common Commodities and Industry Series. - Summary by Phil Benson

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Sports & Recreation, Transportation

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Early history and origin of the bicycle	Phil Benson	00:22:23
Play 02	The tricycle era	Phil Benson	00:09:23
Play 03	Tandem bicycles	Phil Benson	00:05:22
Play 04	Materials	Phil Benson	00:08:18
Play 05	From the stores to the railway dray	Phil Benson	00:21:26
Play 06	Production methods	Phil Benson	00:06:45
Play 07	The pneumatic and other tyres	Phil Benson	00:13:16
Play 08	Change speed gears	Phil Benson	00:10:09
Play 09	Spring frames	Phil Benson	00:06:00
Play 10	The trade and racing	Phil Benson	00:07:40
Play 11	The cycle boom	Phil Benson	00:08:06
Play 12	Roads in Great Britain	Phil Benson	00:08:48
Play 13	The weight question	Phil Benson	00:05:57
Play 14	The bicycle on the continent	Phil Benson	00:05:00
Play 15	Military and other service bicycles	Phil Benson	00:06:21
Play 16	In the factory	Phil Benson	00:08:23
Play 17	Accessories	Phil Benson	00:07:51
Play 18	Pioneer rides	Phil Benson	00:03:49
Play 19	The motor cycle	Phil Benson	00:15:05
Play 20	The future of the industry	Phil Benson	00:05:14
Play 21	Advertisements	Phil Benson	00:06:29

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