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SJX426
My dear wife gave me Bicycle by david v. herlihy. Very C&V as it details the development of the two wheeled vehicle from not only a product development but puts it in context of the condition of society as well. Highly recommend it. I Learned a lot and was surprised in many cases.
The Herlihy book is excellent, but it barely recognizes the arrival of mountain biking, the biggest development in cycling of the 20th Century.. In the first edition David spelled my name wrong. When he signed my copy, he hand-corrected that page, and in the second printing I see that it has been corrected.