"With special feature sections dedicated to the fifty most legendary brands, this is the story of the visionaries who created two-wheeled legends. From the cradle of road biking on the plains of northern Italy to the rugged trails of Marin County, where mountain biking was born, the book explores the most hallowed names in bicycle design, from Cannondale and Campagnolo to Shimano and Specialized"--Provided by publisher.

"A Quintessence book"--P. facing t.p. Includes index.

Atala -- Batavus -- BH -- Bianchi -- Fausto Coppi's 1952 Bianchi -- Billato -- Bottecchia -- Campagnolo -- Cannondale -- Mario Cippolini's Cannondale CAD3 -- Canyon -- Cervelo -- Cinelli -- Colnago -- Franco Ballerini's Colnago C40 -- Columbus -- Concorde -- Daccordi -- De Rosa -- Eddy Merckx -- Flandria -- Focus -- Gazelle -- Giant -- ONCE team's Giant TCR -- Gios -- Gitane -- Guerciotti -- LeMond -- Litespeed -- Look -- Masi -- Mavic -- Chris Boardman's Lotus 108 -- Mercian -- Mercier -- Olmo -- Orbea -- Pegoretti -- Dario Pegoretti's Big Leg Emma -- Peugeot -- Pinarello -- Raleigh -- Reynolds -- Graeme Obree's Old Faithful -- Schwinn -- Scott -- Serotta -- Shimano -- Specialized -- Mark Cavendish's Specialized Venge -- SRAM -- Time -- Trek -- Lance Armstrong's Trek OCLV -- TVT -- Vitus -- Wilier Trestina.