The Cycle Industry, its origin, history and latest developments
Gelesen von Phil Benson
Walter Ferdinando Grew





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 (3 hr 11 min)