Bicycle Quarterly Past Editions
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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 -
BQ 31 (Spring 2010)
$9.75Vol. 8, No. 3
Wheel Size; Ernest Csuka
Ernest Csuka, constructeur of Alex Singer bikes
1954 Alex Singer Randonneur
Wheels sizes and handling
History of randonneuring, part 1
506 km, 24-hour ride in 1908 on a twin-chain bicycle
Test: Civia Hylands
Test: Electra Ticino
Test: Terraferma 650B Super Randonneur -
BQ 30 (Winter 2009)
$9.75Vol. 8, No. 2
Oregon Manifest; Paul Charrel
Embedded reporter in the Oregon Manifest technical trials
Paul Charrel, innovative constructeur from Lyon, France
Charrel’s 24-hour challenge: Lyon-Mont Ventoux-Lyon
Touring Norway
Peter Weigle on classic rack designs
Test: Dan Boxer Randonneur
Test: Box Dog Pelican -
BQ 29 (Autumn 2009)
$9.75Vol. 8, No. 1
Suspension Losses
Quantifying the energy losses due to vibrations
How to minimize suspension losses: tires, forks, padded bar tape
Paris-Roubaix bike history
Jacquie Phelan interview
Charlie Cunningham interview
Aluminum frame pioneer: 1890s Lu-Mi-Num
Test: Breezer Finesse
Test: Surly Long-Haul Trucker -
BQ 28 (Summer 2009)
$9.75Vol. 7, No. 4
Jack Taylor Special
28-page interview with Jack, Peggy and Ken Taylor
Historic photos: Tour of Great Britain, Jack Taylor factory
400 km brevet on Jack Taylor tandem
How to select a builder for your custom bike
Planing: power measurements
Test: Tout Terrain Silkroad
Test: Toei Randonneur -
BQ 27 (Spring 2009)
$9.75Vol. 7, No. 3
French Cycling in the 1930s
How I met Vélocio (1927)
Diagonals: rides from one corner of France to another
Groupe Montagnard Parisien
Technical Trial-winning bikes: Reyhand, Barra
Randonneuring Basics: avoiding the bonk
1960 René Herse Fédéral
Test: Boulder Bicycle 700C -
BQ 26 (Winter 2008)
$9.75Vol. 7, No. 2
Brake Special
History of Bicycle Brakes
100s of Daniel Rebour drawings
How brakes work, how to set them up
Test: Lyonsport Randonneur
Test: Frances Smallhaul cargo bike -
BQ 25 (Autumn 2008)
$9.75Vol. 7, No. 1
Japan Special
TOEI interview
First René Herse in Japan
Four-day tour of Japanese mountains
Test: Grand Bois Urban Bike
Test: Jack Taylor/Goëland trailer
Test: Rebolledo Randonneur -
BQ 24 (Summer 2008)
$9.75Vol. 6, No. 4
Frame Stiffness and Planing
Double-blind test of 4 frames
Frame stiffness changes the bike’s performance
How to make a bike lightweight
Barra, pioneer of aluminum frames
Test: Crumpton Carbon Randonneur -
BQ 23 (Spring 2008)
$9.75Vol. 6, No. 3
Comfort AND Speed
Why vibrations slow you down
Testing the flex of fork blades
Wind tunnel: Drafting and clothing
Chainless hillclimber: 1903 shaft-drive 3-speed
Shimmy – how to cure it
Test: Coho Randonneuse -
BQ 22 (Winter 2007)
$9.75Vol. 6, No. 2
PBP Equipment Survey
This issue is out of print.
Equipment in PBP: What worked and what didn’t?
PBP on a 1973 Alex Singer
Tread (Q factor)
Touring Europe in 1963 on René Herse bikes
Test: Curt Goodrich Randonneur
Test: Pereira Randonneuse -
BQ 21 (Autumn 2007)
$9.75Vol. 6, No. 1
Wind Tunnel Testing of Real-World Bicycles
Wind tunnel testing of tires, rider position, bags, jackets, etc.
History and interview of component maker TA
Campagnolo Paris-Roubaix: How it works.
1966 Paris-Brest-Paris ride report
Riding an 1865 Michaux Boneshaker
Test: Velo-Orange Randonneur
Test: Bilenky 650B -
BQ 20 (Summer 2007)
$9.75Vol. 5, No. 4
British Lightweights
This issue is out of print.
Frank Patterson drawings
1951 Flying Scot, 1953 Claud Butler, 1957 Maclean
Unorthodox frames
Peter Weigle on women’s frames
Test: 1957 Cinelli Supercorsa
Test: Terraferma Race -
BQ 19 (Spring 2007)
$9.75Vol. 5, No. 3
Front-End Geometry, Porteurs
How to make a well-handling bicycle – the definitive article
Pierre Vitupier, champion of the porteurs
Re-raking a fork to improve the bike’s handling
Randonneuring Basics: riding efficiently
Test: Breezer Uptown 8
Test: Jamis Commuter 3.0
Test: Ant Basket Bike -
BQ 18 (Winter 2006)
$9.75Vol. 5, No. 2
Vélocio
This issue is out of print.
Vélocio vs. Henri Desgrange: Single-speed or multi-speed?
René Herse fixed-gear winter training bike
Randonneuring Basics: Training
Why do slower riders have to work harder?
Test: Kogswell Porteur/Randonneur -
BQ 17 (Autumn 2006)
$9.75Vol. 5, No. 1
Tire Performance
Real-road testing of tire performance
What makes a tire fast?
Reyhand – 1930s pioneer of the constructeur approach
Jean Desbois (Cycles René Herse) on making stems
Randonneuring Basics: How to make your bike faster
Test: Tournesol 650B Sportif Titanium