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Explains the history of human powered vehicles (HPVs), offers practical insights into their design, and considers future possibilities of human-powered travel. The book reviews the development of human-powered water, land and air vehicles, focusing on recent improvements in performance. The first part of the book describes early applications of human power to machines, giving examples of every major type of mechanism used to harness human power. It also explains relevant exercise physiology and biomechanical principles as they relate to the human engine. The next three parts of the book are devoted to human-powered watercraft, land vehicles, and aircraft. The information in these chapters may be of use to planners and builders in designing the next generation of human-powered vehicles. The final part considers the future of human-powered vehicles, the economic and environmental advantages of human-powered travel, and the possibility of HPVs becoming widely used in industrialized nations. ... Read more

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Factual & down-to earth: excellent reference book
For inventors & innovators, this book contains everything needed to answer detailed preliminary questions on the main aspects of human power and its application on land, air and sea. The only drawback was that the section on flying was a little short and the section on cycling a little long, but the cycling stats fed into the flying machines anyway so no real loss. Plenty of charts, stats, references on air and water resistance, human horsepower, peak performance issues, actual test results. Very impressive collection of information, well worth the price. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands in the city of Toronto, Canada. They are located in Lake Ontario just offshore from the city centre, and provide shelter for Toronto Harbour. The islands are a popular recreational destination, and are home to a small residential community and to the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. They are connected to the mainland by several ferry services. The islands comprise the largest urban car-free community in North America, though some service vehicles are permitted. Recreational bicyclists are accommodated on the ferries, and bicycles, quadracycles, and canoes can be rented on the islands as well. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Mechanical Engineering-CIME, published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers on August 1, 2010. The length of the article is 802 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A more practical HPV.(INPUT OUTPUT)(human powered vehicles)
Author: Jeffrey Winters
Publication: Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Volume: 132Issue: 8Page: 72(1)

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Chapters: Bicycle, Rickshaw, Unicycle, Human-Powered Transport, Bobsleigh, Luge, Kayak, Sled, Canoe, Galley, South Pointing Chariot, Quadracycle, Wheelchair, Longboarding, Litter, Shopping Cart, Zero-Emissions Vehicle, Wheelbarrow, Skateboard, Baby Transport, Ice Boat, Kinetic Sculpture Race, Mixed Terrain Cycle-Touring, Outline of Bicycles, Watercraft Rowing, Velomobile, Human-Powered Aircraft, Cycle Rickshaw, Outrigger Canoe, History of the Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking, Handcar, Surf Ski, Bateau, Freebord, Kick Scooter, Gondola, Rushcart, Rowbike, Rickshaws Outside Asia, James River Bateau, Kicksled, Motorized Scooter, Omer, Draisine, Vigorboard, Conference Bike, Windsor Pumpkin Regatta, Powerbocking, Snakeboard, Rowcycle, Cornish Pilot Gig, List of Bicycle and Human Powered Vehicle Museums, Center for Appropriate Transport, International Human Powered Vehicle Association, Portland Urban Iditarod, Xootr, Flyak, Dromon, World Human Powered Vehicle Association, Whymcycle, Travois, Pedal Prix, Float Tube, Baggage Cart, Human-Powered Hydrofoil, Aleutian Kayak, Roller Racer, Pedalo, Razor, Bawarij, Party Bike, Wheelbench, Bamboo Bicycle, Trampofoil, Erokit, Cab-Bike, Royak, Waveski, Hobcart, Whirlwind Wheelchair, Fantom, Gravitis, Piano Trolley, Prone Bicycle, Kago, Jdbug, Rowboat. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 452. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A bicycle, also known as a bike, push bike or cycle, is a pedal-driven, human-powered, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist or a bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number about one billion worldwide, twice as many as automobiles. They are the principal means of transportation in many regions. They also provide a ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3973 ... Read more

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Chapters: Human-Powered Vehicles, Human Power Devices, Bicycle, Rickshaw, Unicycle, Human-Powered Transport, Bobsleigh, Luge, Kayak, Sled, Canoe, Galley, South Pointing Chariot, Quadracycle, Wheelchair, Longboarding, Litter, Shopping Cart, Zero-Emissions Vehicle, Wheelbarrow, Skateboard, Baby Transport, Ice Boat, Kinetic Sculpture Race, Mixed Terrain Cycle-Touring, Outline of Bicycles, Watercraft Rowing, Velomobile, Human-Powered Aircraft, Cycle Rickshaw, Outrigger Canoe, History of the Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking, Handcar, Surf Ski, Roundabout Playpump, Team Strawberry, Bateau, Freebord, Kick Scooter, Gondola, Rushcart, Rowbike, Rickshaws Outside Asia, James River Bateau, Kicksled, Motorized Scooter, Omer, Draisine, Vigorboard, Conference Bike, Windsor Pumpkin Regatta, Powerbocking, Snakeboard, Rowcycle, Cornish Pilot Gig, List of Bicycle and Human Powered Vehicle Museums, Center for Appropriate Transport, International Human Powered Vehicle Association, Human Equivalent, Portland Urban Iditarod, Xootr, Flyak, Dromon, World Human Powered Vehicle Association, Whymcycle, Travois, Pedal Prix, Float Tube, Baggage Cart, Human-Powered Hydrofoil, Aleutian Kayak, Roller Racer, Pedalo, Rinky Dink, Razor, Bawarij, Party Bike, Wheelbench, Bamboo Bicycle, Trampofoil, Erokit, Cab-Bike, Royak, Waveski, Hobcart, Whirlwind Wheelchair, Fantom, Gravitis, Piano Trolley, Prone Bicycle, Kago, Jdbug, Rowboat. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 457. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a pedal-driven, human-powered, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist or a bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number about one billion worldwide, tw...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3973 ... Read more

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Freight bicycles, carrier cycles, freight tricycles, cargo bikes, or bakfietsen, are human powered vehicles designed and constructed specifically for transporting large loads. Vehicle designs include a cargo area consisting of a steel tube carrier, an open or enclosed box, a flat platform, or a wire basket. These are usually mounted over one or both wheels, low behind the front wheel, or between parallel wheels at either the front or rear of the vehicle. The frame and drivetrain must be constructed to handle loads several times that of an ordinary bicycle. Other specific design considerations include operator visibility and load suspension. Many, but not all, cycles used for the purpose of vending goods are cargo bicycles. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A unicycle is a human-powered, single-track vehicle with one wheel. Unicycles resemble bicycles, but have less complexity. One theory of the advent of the unicycle stems from the popularity of the penny-farthing (or "Ordinary") during the late 19th century. Since the pedal and cranks were connected directly to the front axle, the rear wheel would go up in the air and the rider would be moved slightly forward. Many penny-farthing owners discovered they could dispense with the frame and just ride the front wheel and handlebars. Evidence for this theory of development can reportedly be found in pictures from the late 19th century showing unicycles with large wheels. ... Read more

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A bike fanatic's ultimate trip, this comprehensive tour of bike culture is packed with information on every aspect of bikes and cycling--from bedrock to high-tech, from Leonardo to Schwinn, from rickshaws to rollerblades--spanning the "golden age" of bicycling (the 19th century) to the present. 800 illustrations. 100 photos. ... Read more

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Whew!What a tome!Oversized paperback of over 600 pages and thin paper at that.Filled with any and everything about bicycles you could possible imagine.Lots of terrific illustrations and pictures, many from very early times.Much so darned technical, about all the zillion parts of a bike, that I must admit I skimmed over.Pages and pages of footnotes, a glossary and a huge, huge bibliography containing even videos and artwork and music about bikes.This book just leaves no stone unturned in discussing its subject.It's more than you want to know.Even recipes, which of course I made, two of which were horrible; the pasta carbonera and fruit punch delicious.Perry is to be commended for the extraordinary amount of work done to write this treatise.

"Cult?"--Seems Normal To Me!
What a great book!At time of its release in 1995, "Bike Cult" was the first attempt at an encyclopaedia of cycling.This fat book (570 rather dense pages) covers the history of the bicycle its high-performance engine (that is, the human body), the bicycle as transportation and, lastly, the culture of the bicycle and the effect it has had on the human spirit.

There have been some changes in bicycle technology since 1995, and of course the tables of race winners is out of date, but "Bike Cult" remains a fascinating look into the origins and use of "the perfect machine."I enjoyed the lovingly described history, which not only went over the bicycle as a whole but devotes sections to individual parts of the bike, such as handlebars and seats, and the whole question of how a bicycle is steered.It is a mad compendium of information: there is a list of international names for bicycles and related items on page 99, and we learn that the Hawaiian word for bicycle is ka'a paikikala, while in Uruguay it is known as a chiba.

The benefits of cycling are described in detail but there is no attempt to shield us from descriptions of bicycle ailments discovered in the heyday of cycling in the 1890s.However, in these times of great concern about the rise of obesity in America and Europe it is clear that the bicycle offers a solution, particularly when we read that Tour de France riders burn 6,000-9,000 calories per day!

But where are we to ride, given the modern, car-centric world we live in?The section of the book entitled "Bikeable Planet" is beguiling.For a brief and glorious moment, bicycles were actually seen as the best transportation alternative for the West and in some countries they still are.Too often derided as a child's toy and treated by motorists as a menace, the bicycle can, with proper planning, be integrated into an urban transportation network.Low-cost in terms of acquisition, space requirements and maintenance, the bicycle in operation does not pollute, create noise or horrific traffic congestion.In the United States alone each year more than 40,000 people are killed in traffic accidents.Nonetheless, those who would propose bicycle-inclusive transportation systems are often derided as dreamers or utopian socialists or worse.This section of "Bike Cult" is provocative but perhaps only because our society has gone in an illogical direction.

Author David Perry, who operates a bicycle shop in New York City, then takes us on a tour of cycling as a sport, including not only the expected pro racing/Tour de France information, but also strange sports such as Indoor Cycling and Bicycle Polo.Then our long journey takes us into art and bicycles and fashion and bicycles and even sex and bicycles.

"Whoever invented the bicycle deserves the thanks of humanity," said Lord Charles Beresford.And we should thank David Perry for this enchanting and entertaining look at the bicycle in all its forms and seasons.This is the kind of book that gives pleasure every time one opens it, reading at random.Addictive!

For All Bike Lovers
This book definitely caters to bicyclists of all types, with an exhaustive array of passages concerning all aspects of the bicycle. Dave Perry covers pretty much covers all the bases with his highly enjoyable writing style, and scattered illustrations on almost every page. I particularly enjoyed the role of the bicycle as personal transportation AND as a working tool, not only in the States, but all over the world. The book makes the simple bike a cult symbol to the reader, and sets itself apart from all those other books out there by leaving out the "what gear do I need?" sections and fix-it-yourself stuff, and keeping the love for the bike foremost in your mind.

Fun, somewhat useful and hopelessly stuck in the 1960s
This is certainly an enjoyable book to dip into and read, so long as you don't take all of what you read as gospel. It's very much a political tract of the "appropriate-technology" school which likes to paint apicture of a utopian society that has all the benifits of industrializationwithout industrialization per se, and the benifits of large-scale economieswhile pushing small planned economies.

Not to say that there aren't a lotof desirable notions they push. What bicyclist wouldn't like to live in acar-free village where you could actually do your shopping safely on abike? Who wouldn't like a car-free inter-city bicycle highway? Of course,such bike roadways rapidly become pedestrian/roller blade/dog walkingroutes with 12 mph speed limits, and the car-free city is great until youneed a refrigerator delivered or have to move, or perhaps need anambulence.

But it's still a fun read.

Enjoyable, with a lot of Gee, I didn't know that.
An informative, entertaining great for rainy/snowy days book loaded with history,information, evolution of cycling and human powered vehicles.Not a repair manual, but some tips are given.Lot's of information on healthand safety. ... Read more

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Cycling - Bicycle, Unicycle, Tricycle, Quadracycle (Humanpowered), Human-powered transport, Safety bicycle,International Human Powered Vehicle Association, EuropeanCyclists' Federation, Vehicular cycling, Cyclocomputer,Bicycle-friendly, Utility cycling, Bicycle touring,Bicycleracing, Mountain biking, Bicycle infantry, Cyclo-cross,Track cycling, Track bicycle, Velodrome, Glossary ofbicycling, Indoor cycling, Road cycling, Bicycle andmotorcycle dynamics, Bicycle culture,Clothing-optional bikeride, Bicycle law ... Read more

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Chapters: Vehicle, Transport Economics, Human-Powered Transport, Conveyor Transport, Cable Transport, Nonhuman Animal-Powered Transport, Aviation, Shipping, Convoy, Pedestrian, Public Transport, Cargo, Outline of Transport, Electric Vehicle Network, Fourth-Party Logistics, History of Transport, Third-Party Logistics, Commuting, Airport City, Gravity-Vacuum Transit, Transport Hub, Mode of Transport, Colloid-Facilitated Transport, Class Rating, Thermal Bag, First-Party Logistics, Sea Transport Systems, Second-Party Logistics, Passenger, Truck Hijacking, Ground Transportation, Shipping Markets, Transport Logistic, Teletransporter, Parking Guidance and Information, Resource Distribution, Loose Chippings, Transport Efficiency, Horsey Horseless, Merge in Transit, Cross-Sea Traffic Ways, Private Transport, Deadheading, Freight Terminal, Off-Road Transport. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 229. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Public transport (also public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is a shared passenger transportation service which are available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as Taxicab, car pooling which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement. Public transport modes include buses, ferries, trams and trains and 'rapid transit' (metro/subways/undergrounds etc). Intercity public transport is dominated by airlines, coaches, and intercity rail. High-speed rail networks are being developed in a many parts of the world. Most public transport runs to a scheduled timetable with the most frequent services running to a headway. Share taxi offers on-demand services in many parts of the world and some services will wait until the vehicle is full before it starts. Paratransit is sometimes used in areas of low-demand and for people wh...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=26162030 ... Read more