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15th Anniversary Editions of Bicycle Quarterly (4 Magazines)
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To celebrate Bicycle Quarterly’s 15th anniversary, we increased the size of the magazine and put together a number of truly outstanding editions. We now offer them in a special 4-pack.
The 50 First Bicycle Quarterlies
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Complete your collection of Bicycle Quarterly back issues. This set includes the first 50 currently-available issues of Bicycle Quarterly.
4-Pack Bicycle Quarterly Past Editions
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We’ve assembled these 4-packs of Bicycle Quarterly back editions, so you can read up on a particular topic. Of course, each Bicycle Quarterly includes many other interesting articles as well to give you many hours of reading enjoyment.

You can also select any 4 magazines to create your own 4-pack.
BQ 66 (Winter 2018)
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No. 66
Winter 2018

All-City Gorilla Monsoon
Overnight Adventure on the MAP All-Road
Q factor, Performance and Injury
René Herse: Celebrating Eighty Years of Innovation (1938-2018)
Entering the Mysterious World of Custom Bicycles
The Challenge of the Transcontinental Race
Barra Aluminum Bike: The Mad Genius of Cyclotouring Bikes
Firefly – Masters of Titanium
Harvest Ride in Connecticut
Idéale, Innovative Maker of Leather Saddles
Peter Weigle’s French Fender Day 2018
Project: Reshaping Crankarms for All-Road Bikes
BQ 65 (Autumn 2018)
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No. 65
Autumn 2018

Traversing the Sawtooth Range
Solistice Gravel Ride Around Mt. Hood
Across the Mediterranean Border on a Tandem
Fun at the 2018 BQ Un-Meeting
Masi Speciale Randonneur
Frances Farfarer Trailer
Alter Cycles Reflex 300 with Engineered Flex
1980s René Herse with Campagnolo Super Record
French Collectors
New Standards and Traditional Materials
Anatomy of a Rinko Bike
Skill: Ghost Riding
BQ 64 (Summer 2018)
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No. 64
Summer 2018

Mexico’s Copper Canyon
Passhunters: Japan’s Mountain Cycling Pioneers
Timewarp 1960s TOEI
Harry Havnoonian: Framebuilder of Champions
Bikes of the 1949 Tour de France
Pellos: Tour de France in Cartoons
Bike Tests: 3T Exploro; Surly Midnight Special
Project: Install a Front Rack
Skill: Body English
Icon: René Herse Stem
BQ 63 (Spring 2018)
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No. 63
Spring 2018

Lyli Herse 1928 – 2018
Torino – Nice Gravel Rally
My First Mountain Bike Ride
Factory Visit: Davidson & Kullaway
Jo Routens
The Evolution of ‘Allroad’ Bikes
Berthoud Bar-End Mirror
Crankbrothers Eggbeater 11 Pedals
Mount a Tire Tubeless
Bike Test: Caletti Monstercross
First Ride: MASI Speciale Randonneur
Skill: Look Where You Go
Icon: Wonder Light
BQ 62 (Winter 2017)
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No. 62
Winter 2017

To the Alps on a 1947 Tandem
Tandem Design à la René Herse
Backroads of the Balkans
BQ Un-Meeting and Volcano High Pass Challenge
Across Japan’s Southern Alps in a Day
A Visit to Shimano
1984 Shimano Dura-Ace
Two Years on The Furefly
Wheel Size, Tire Width and Handling
Skill: Jumping a Curb
First Ride: Rawland Ulv
Bike Test: 333fab AirLandSea
BQ 61 (Autumn 2017)
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No. 61
Autumn 2017

The Perfect Mountain Pass
Visit to Paul Component Engineering
Concours de Machines 2017
Peter Weigle: The Long Road to the Concours de Machines
Technical Trials from 1901 until Today
Pitard from the 1949 Concours de Machines
Alps – Pioneer of Rinko
Skill: Climb out of the saddle
First Ride: Steve Rex Monstercross
Bike Test: Chapman Light Tourer Di2
BQ 60 (Summer 2017)
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No. 60
Summer 2017

Peter Weigle Goes to Japan
Cyclotourists Meet the Tour de France
Dalsland Runt: Gravel Riding in Sweden
A Visit to Gilles Berthoud
Skill: Catching a Slide
First Ride: J. P. Weigle Randonneur
Bike Test: Boo SL-G
Test Update: Specialized Diverge After 2 Years
BQ 59 (Spring 2017)
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No. 59
Spring 2017

Around Mt. Baker in One Day
Restoring a 1946 René Herse
Easter Ride in the Mexican Cordillera
A Visit to Schmidt Maschinenbau
Bike Test: Open U.P.
First Rides: Rossman 650B Randonneur and Specialized Sequoia
Project: A Detachable Lower Front Fender
Daniel Provot, 1934-2017
BQ 58 (Winter 2016)
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No. 58
Winter 2016

Otaki 100 km Mountain Bike Race
Moots Routt to Bon Jon Pass and back
Riding the Mule to the 2016 BQ Un-Meeting
Are Wider Tires Slower on Smooth Roads?
Performance is Important for Slow Riders, too!
Visiting the Panaracer Factory
The Love of Cycling (France 1950s)
Peninsula Cyclotouring
BQ 57 (Autumn 2016)
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No. 57
Autumn 2016

Autumn Cyclotouring in Japan
Rebirth of the French Technical Trials
1951 René Herse Randonneuse
John Fletcher and His 1937 Urago
A Mid-Winter Odyssey from San Diego to Florida
Bike Test: Litespeed T5g Gravel Bike
The Speed of Enduro Allroad Bikes
Cornering with Confidence
BQ 56 (Summer 2016)
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No. 56
Summer 2016

High Road to Mexico City: Paso de Cortés
Morning Ride Across Mexico City
Suntour
Tokyo College of Cycle Design
Two Cyclotouring Trips to Hokkaido
1928 R.P.F. Tourisme Luxe
Bike Test: Firefly Enduro Allroad
Hahn’s Ex-Bontrager: Converting a Mountain Bike into an Enduro Allroad Machine
Chainline
BQ 55 (Spring 2016)
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No. 55
Exploration and Discovery
Eroica California
Four Days of Cascade Cyclotouring
Cyclotouring Is About Discovery
The Tour Cyclotouriste du Mont Blanc 1957
Return to the Roads of my Youth
Visiting Three of Japan’s Amazing Collections
Haiku Poets Flèche
Bike Test: MAP Urban Randonneur
First Ride: Giant TCR Advance
Test Update: Specialized Diverge Carbon Di2
Rim Widths for Wide Tires
BQ 54 (Winter 2015)
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No. 54

Riding with Friends

Fatbiking to the Magic Bus
The Race to the Butter (Procuring food in occupied France)
Paris-Brest-Loudéac…and Loudéac-Paris
Jean Hoffmann: Randonneur to Racer and Back
The 2015 Bicycle Quarterly Un-Meeting
The Old Road to Houshi Onsen (cyclotouring during a typhoon)
First Ride: Islabikes Beinn 26
Bike Test: Elephant National Forest Explorer
How to Make a Rinko Bike
Low-Rider Rack Design
Metal Fender Installation Tips
BQ 53 (Autumn 2015)
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No. 53

The New and the Classic
- Specialized Diverge Carbon Di2 Test: Performance, Gravel, Commuting, Loaded Touring
- Japanese Builder C. S. Hirose
- Hirose Mini-Velo
- Small Rider, Small Hirose Bike
- Jobst Brandt, 1935-2015
- French Cyclotouring: Provot Photo Albums
- New-Old-Stock ALAN Cyclocross bike
- Disk Brakes: A Mature Technology?
- Specialized Flux Lights
- Rivet Saddle
BQ 52 (Summer 2015)
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No. 52

Discoveries
- Searching mountain goats on Mount Rainier
- Racing in Communist East Germany
- Riding at night
- The Urban Bike after 7 years
- First Ride: Lynskey Urbanskey titanium 650B commuter
- Visit to Toei, Japanese constructeur
- Test: Breadwinner B-Road on the road to Monte Cristo
BQ 51 (Spring 2015)
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No. 51

Exploring the Future of Real-World Bicycles
- Jeff Jones 29er: an unconventional titanium mountain bike
- Testing a new frame configuration
- Touring Hokkaido (Japan)
- The Nihon Alps Super Randonnée 600
- Enduro Allroad Bike
- Making prototype tires
- First Ride: Soma Wolverine
BQ 50 (Winter 2014)
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No. 50

50th Issue!

First Paris-Brest-Paris in 1891
Mauna Kea on a 90% bike
11 memorable test bikes
Cycling in the Land of the Gods (India)
Visit to Nitto, maker of handlebars and racks
Test: J. P. Weigle 650B Randonneuse