Bicycle Quarterly Past Editions
Showing 21–40 of 72 results
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BQ 52 (Summer 2015)
$9.75No. 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
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BQ 51 (Spring 2015)
$9.75No. 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
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BQ 50 (Winter 2014)
$9.75No. 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 -
BQ 49 (Autumn 2014)
$9.75Vol. 13, No. 1
Oregon OutbackThe quest for the perfect gravel bike (Oregon Outback)
Bike-packing the Oregon Outback
Visit to Honjo, maker of fenders
The dangers of fenders
First Ride: Toussaint Velo Routier
Test: Ritchey Swiss Cross -
BQ 48 (Summer 2014)
$9.75Vol. 12, No. 4
Japan Special
- Chasing Cherry Blossoms over Mountain Passes (Japan)
- Visits to Iribe and Level, builders of Keirin frames
- Tullio Campagnolo: the true story
- Rinko: packing a bike for travel
- First Ride: Lynskey Ti 650B
- First Ride: Grand Bois Easy Rinko 700
- Test: Bilenky Ti Tandem
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BQ 47 (Spring 2014)
$9.75Vol. 12, No. 3
Secret Pass Adventure, Women in RandonneuringTest: MAP S&P Randonneur, finding secret passes
First Ride: Soma Grand Randonneur
Women in randonneuring (1920s – 1970s)
Camille Daudon Randonneuse
What makes a tire fast?
Optimizing tire tread -
BQ 46 (Winter 2013)
$9.75Vol. 12, No. 2
CyclocrossRacing a classic Alan cyclocross bike
Test: Islabike Luath 700, a cyclocross bike for kids
Getting started in cyclocross
A German’s ride over Babyshoe Pass
Raid Pyrénéen 2.0
Test: LED headlights -
BQ 45 (Autumn 2013)
$9.75Vol. 12, No. 1
Super Randonnée 600, Poly de Chanteloup
Test: Calfee 650B Adventure over 8 mountain passes
Poly de Chanteloup hillclimb race history
A lap with Lyli Herse
Make a mudflap
Test: TRP HY/RD disc brake
Retrofriction and Power Shift explained -
BQ 44 (Summer 2013)
$9.75Vol. 11, No. 4
Marcadier, MexicoAndré Marcadier: from aluminum bicycles to race cars
Cycling in Mexico City
Hub gears, downtube and bar-end shifters
How rims work
Test: Volagi Liscio
Test: Volagi Viaje -
BQ 43 (Spring 2013)
$9.75Vol. 11, No. 3
Tire PerformanceTire performance on smooth roads
Tire pressure and rolling resistance
Clinchers vs. tubulars
Tire tread: what does it do?
FMB visit
Two-day dash to the Yorkshire Coast
Test: Coast Randonneur -
BQ 42 (Winter 2012)
$9.75Vol. 11, No. 2
Titanium Bikes
Test: Seven Axiom SL
Test: Lynskey Helix
Test: Electronic shifting from Campagnolo and Shimano
Speedwell, pioneer of titanium bikes
How ramped chainrings work
Off-pavement late-autumn adventure in the Cascades -
BQ 41 (Autumn 2012)
$9.75Vol. 11, No. 1
Cascade 1200, 10 Years of BQ
Riding the Cascade 1200 in Charly Miller time
Our bikes
Lionel Brans: from Paris to Saigon in 1949
Generator hub performance test
Test: J. Bryant Randonneuse -
BQ 40 (Summer 2012)
$9.75Vol. 10, No. 4
What makes a bike fast?
Hillclimb comparison: 650B randonneur bike, carbon race bike, Moulton
How to select the gearing for your bike
Vernon Blake, man of many talents
My Ultimate Custom Bike: components
Working bikes in Florence, Italy
Riding position: upright or low?
Test: Jeff Lyon L’Avecaise 650B Racer -
BQ 39 (Spring 2012)
$9.75Vol. 10, No. 3
Bikes for Tall and Short Riders
Lennard Zinn interview
A randonneur bike for a tall rider
My first encounter with a classic randonneur bike (Lovely Bicycle)
Cycling in Hannibal’s footsteps
Nivex derailleur history and tech
Xtracycle in 1947
Test: Bilenky Cargo -
BQ 38 (Winter 2011)
$9.75Vol. 10, No. 2
Oregon Manifest, Raid Pyrénéen
Raid Pyrénéen: From Atlantic to Mediterranean via 18 passes
2011 Oregon Manifest
History of Randonneuring, 1950s-1970s
Geometry: how does it affect fit and ride?
Test: Herbie Helm Classic Racer -
BQ 37 (Autumn 2011)
$9.75Vol. 10, No. 1
Testing Brakes
How to brake effectively?
Test: Brakes from Velo-Orange and Eebrake
George Retseck’s illustrations
Ultimate custom bike, part 1
A ramble across the Yorkshire Dales
High-wheeler racing in New Zealand
Test: Calfee Adventure 700C -
BQ 36 (Summer 2011)
$9.75Vol. 9, No. 4
Wheel Size
Do larger wheels roll better over bumps?
Power-meter tests on controlled surfaces
Collecting roads
Restoring a PBP-winning R. Herse tandem
Peter Weigle on shaving tires
Test: Ellis 700C Randonneur -
BQ 35 (Spring 2011)
$9.75Vol. 9, No. 3
Urban Cycling; Frame Stiffness
Urban cycling in San Luis Obispo
Can we “Copenhagenize” North American cities?
Interview with Mel Pinto, importer of European bikes
Measuring frame stiffness
Test: Pereira Gent’s Bike
Test: Surly Big Dummy -
BQ 34 (Winter 2010)
$9.75Vol. 9, No. 2
Randonneuring in Post-War France
Gilbert Bulté on post-war randonneuring in France
Jean Desbois (Cycles René Herse) obituary
Cornering on a bicycle: How does it work?
The origins of low-trail geometries
Peter Weigle on fender installation
Test: Bilenky 650B Tandem
Test: René Herse 650B Randonneur -
BQ 33 (Autumn 2010)
$9.75Vol. 9, No. 1
Unconventional Bicycles
Moulton history
The promise of unconventional machines
History of randonneuring, 1930s
Report from 1930s Technical Trials
Test: Moulton New Series
Test: MAP Randonneur Project