Posted on August 17, 2011 by Dave W

Since its invention in the 1860s, the bicycle has had a fascinating history. Author James Witherell has spent years collecting the essential, the trivial and sometimes just downright odd facts that make up the story of the bicycle. Instead of composing a narrative history, he’s arranged them in chronological order, painting an informative, fun and irresistible picture of what might be mankind’s greatest invention. Witherell has given special emphasis to the Tour de France.

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