Campagnolo: 75 Years of Cycling Passion

List $39.95.  You can’t afford not to have this book in your reference library [right next to your Helmut Newton collection].

It’s  a cool coffee table book that surveys the evolution & development of componentry, the cycling industry and racing:  the quick release, the Simplex lever, the dual-rod gear changer,  the Gran Sport derailleur [1950], Tullio Campagnolo,  Ernesto Colnago, Cino Cinelli, Faliero Masi, …

Find facts like:
1860 First pair of brakes fitted to a bicycle
1878 Introduction of the bicycle chain
1891 Michelin brothers invent replaceable tires
1895 First true derailleur by Jean Loubeyre

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