Bicycle Quarterly Past Editions
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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 -
BQ 32 (Summer 2010)
$9.75Vol. 8, No. 4
Are Modern Bikes Faster?
Tour de France speeds over time
Did new technology speed up races?
Unraveling the mysteries of 1920s bike geometries
Training advice from the 1930s
Cycling in India
Test: Redline Conquest 20 children’s bike
Test: Pegoretti Love 3
Test: Trek Madone