Bicycling Science 3ed (自行车科学第三版)

自行车历史,动力学理论,设计。方方面面,将近500页。很难得的资料。 Contents Preface VII HUMAN POWER 1 A short history of bicycling 3 2 Human power generation 37 3 Thermal effects on power production (how bicyclists keep cool) 109 II SOME BICYCLE PHYSICS 4 Power and speed 123 5 Bicycle aerodynamics 173 6 Rolling: tires and bearings 207 7 Braking 237 8 Steering and balancing 263 9 Mechanics and mechanisms: power transmission 311 10 Materials and stresses 353 III HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLES AND MACHINES 11 Unusual human-powered machines 399 12 Human-powered vehicles in the future 431 Appendix 457 Timeline 465 Index 473