Coventry has a remarkable bicycle manufacturing heritage. From the first velocipedes built in 1868, the city went on to become the home of the British Cycle Ind

Coventry has a remarkable bicycle manufacturing heritage. From the first velocipedes built in 1868, the city went on to become the home of the British cycle ind

Coventry, home of the cycle industry, was also to become the birthplace of the motor industry when the Daimler Company became the first in Britain to mass produ

Examines the role of cycling in the social history of the Western World.

This book is the first comprehensive history of the development of the British bicycle industry from the perspective of business and economic history. Focusing