| 11 | 1. | The First Bicicles: 1817-1860 |
| 11 | | Early Myths and Recent Frauds |
| 12 | | Terminology |
| 12 | | Karl von Drais, Inventor of the Bicycle |
| 13 | | Tricycles and Quadricycles |
| 14 | | Early Treadle-Powered Velocipedes |
| 15 | | Pierre Lallement's Vélocipède de Pédale |
| 15 | | Pierre and Ernest Michaux' Vélocipéde de Pédale |
| 19 | | The First Velocipedes in Britain |
| 20 | | The First Velocipedes in America |
| 21 | 2. | The Search for Speed: 1861-1890 |
| 21 | | Front Wheel Diameter |
| 22 | | The Front-Drivers |
| 23 | | France: Fertile Ground for Bicycle Gears |
| 24 | | The First Variable Gers for Bicycles |
| 26 | | Riding High |
| 27 | | The Rear-Drivers |
| 27 | | Driving Belts |
| 28 | | Chain-Drives |
| 31 | | Chain Width |
| 31 | | Chain Efficency |
| 31 | | Tricycles Drivetrain Developments |
| 34 | | Epicyclic Gearing |
| 34 | | Other Variable Gear Systems |
| 35 | | The First Bichain |
| 35 | | The Search for Safety |
| 37 | | 1887, the Pivotal Year |
| 37 | | Chain-Driven Safety Bicycles |
| 38 | | Early 2-Speed Bicycles |
| 38 | | Bicycle Racing: the One-Hour Record |
| 39 | 3. | The Bicycle Boom: 1891-1899 |
| 39 | | Boom Years |
| 41 | | Speed and DIstance Records |
| 41 | | Touring by Bicycle |
| 42 | | A Plethora of Patents |
| 43 | | Indirect-Drive Systems |
| 44 | | Other Indirect Drives |
| 45 | | Lever-Drives: the Svea |
| 45 | | Australian Variable Gears |
| 46 | | More British Multi-Speed Gears |
| 46 | | Interchangeable Chainwheels |
| 47 | | Bolt-on Chainwheel and Sprocket Enlargers |
| 47 | | The Jeanperrin System |
| 47 | | The Dijon Sprocket-charger |
| 47 | | Double-Chain Drives |
| 48 | | The Slack Chain Problem |
| 50 | | Ed Berry's Bicycle |
| 51 | | Fichtel & Sachs |
| 51 | | Chainwheels and Sprockets with the Same Number of Teeth |
| 52 | | The First Tension-Arm |
| 52 | | The FIrst Derailleurs |
| 55 | 4. | England, Epicyclics and Exotics: 1900-1907 |
| 56 | | Bicycles in the U.S. |
| 56 | | Bicycles in Europe |
| 56 | | Variable Gears in Britain |
| 56 | | The Gradient Derailleur |
| 57 | | The New Protean Derailleur |
| 58 | | Derailleurs Fail in Britain |
| 59 | | Unorthodox Variable Gears in Britain |
| 60 | | Archer's and Sturmey's Hub Gears |
| 60 | | How Many Gears? |
| 61 | | Hub Gears Proliferate |
| 61 | | The Amazing Vernon Blake |
| 64 | | Exotic Gear Systems |
| 65 | | The Delbruck System |
| 66 | | Retro-Direct Gears |
| 67 | | Expandable Chainwheels |
| 68 | | French Hub and Bracket Gears |
| 68 | | Chainless Bicycles (Acatènes) |
| 69 | | Lever Cycles |
| 70 | | Conclusions |
| 71 | 5. | The First Derailleurs: 1908-1919 |
| 71 | | Vélocio |
| 73 | | Steps in the Development of the Derailleur |
| 73 | | Variable Gears in France |
| 74 | | The TCF Technical Trials |
| 77 | | Vélocio's Early Gear Change Mechanisms |
| 77 | | Displacing the Chain |
| 78 | | Vélocio's Whippet |
| 78 | | The Floating Chain |
| 79 | | Bi-Chains with Foot Clutch |
| 80 | | Vélocio's Early Derailleur Experiments |
| 80 | | Tension-Arm with Pulley |
| 81 | | The First Front Derailleurs |
| 81 | | Early Rear Derailleurs |
| 81 | | The Terrot Model H |
| 82 | | Vélocio's «Fire Pokers» |
| 82 | | 1908, the Pivotal Year |
| 83 | | The Gauloise |
| 83 | | Gabriel Hervier |
| 84 | | Joanny Panel |
| 84 | | Le Chemineau |
| 87 | | Vélocio's New Derailleur |
| 87 | | The Monument to Vélocio |
| 88 | | Other Gear Changers |
| 89 | | Audouard's In-line Derailleur |
| 89 | | Matocq's Front and Rear Combination |
| 89 | | Variable Gears and Racing |
| 90 | | Speed and Distance Records |
| 90 | | More Touring Trials |
| 91 | | Other Countries |
| 91 | | Derailleurs versus Hub Gears |
| 91 | 1. | Raymond Henry's Explanation |
| 92 | 2. | Ron Shepherd's Explanation |
| 94 | 3. | Frank Berto's Comments |
| 95 | 6. | Practical Derailleurs: 1920-1929 |
| 95 | | Cycling in France in the 1920s |
| 96 | | Touring Trials Continue |
| 96 | | The Floating Chain |
| 97 | | Albert Raimond and Le Cyclo |
| 100 | | Lucien Juy and Le Simplex |
| 101 | | Other French Derailleurs |
| 102 | | Variable Gears in Italy |
| 102 | | Vittoria, the First Italian Deraileur |
| 103 | | Bicycle Gearing in Britain |
| 105 | | Germany |
| 105 | | United States |
| 106 | | Japan |
| 107 | 7. | The Golden Age: 1930-1939 |
| 107 | | Cycling in France in the 1930s |
| 108 | | Bicycle Racing |
| 109 | | Speed and Distance Records |
| 109 | | France |
| 109 | | Le Cyclo |
| 112 | | Simplex |
| 113 | | Oscar Egg and the Super Champion |
| 117 | | Other French Derailleurs |
| 120 | | Unique Designs |
| 121 | | The First Parallelogram Rear Derailleur? |
| 122 | | Front Derailleurs in France in 1930s |
| 123 | | Other Gear-Chance Devices in France in the 1930s |
| 124 | | Britain Rediscovers Derailleurs |
| 124 | | British Cyclo |
| 131 | | Other Derailleurs in Britain |
| 132 | | Other Variable Gears in Britain |
| 133 | | Italian Derailleurs |
| 133 | | Vittoria |
| 135 | | Ghiggini, Unknown Genius |
| 135 | | Campagnolo |
| 137 | | Austria and Germany |
| 140 | | Spain, Switzerland, and Belgium |
| 143 | 8. | The Golden Age: 1930-1939 |
| 145 | | Bicycle Racing |
| 145 | | The Tour de France |
| 146 | | Speed and Distance Records |
| 146 | | France |
| 148 | | The Poly Races and Touring Bicycle Trials |
| 148 | | Simplex |
| 148 | | One Pulley Versus Two Pulleys |
| 153 | | Huret |
| 154 | | French Cyclo |
| 156 | | Super Champion |
| 157 | | Other French Derailleur Makers |
| 158 | | Front Derailleurs |
| 159 | | Bar-End Shifters |
| 159 | | Italy |
| 159 | | Campagnolo |
| 162 | | The Passing of the Flag |
| 164 | | Vittoria |
| 165 | | Other Italian Derailleurs |
| 166 | | Britain |
| 168 | | British Derailleur MAkers |
| 170 | | Germany and Austria |
| 171 | | Altenburger |
| 172 | | Japan |
| 173 | | Cycling Magazines |
| 175 | 9. | Slow Growth: 1955-1964 |
| 176 | | Bicicle Racing |
| 176 | | France |
| 177 | | Huret |
| 179 | | Simplex |
| 181 | | Simplex Front Derailleurs |
| 182 | | French Cyclo |
| 183 | | Italy |
| 183 | | Campagnolo |
| 185 | | Gian Robert |
| 185 | | Britain |
| 186 | | Raleigh |
| 187 | | Moulton |
| 187 | | Components |
| 189 | | British Cyclo |
| 189 | | Germany, Austria and Spain |
| 190 | | United States |
| 194 | | Japan |
| 194 | | Maeda SunTour |
| 195 | | Shimano |
| 196 | | Cycling Magazines |
| 197 | 10. | The «Great American Bike Boom»: 1965-1974 |
| 198 | | France |
| 199 | | Huret |
| 202 | | Simplex |
| 204 | | Belleri |
| 204 | | Cyclo |
| 205 | | Bicicle Racing |
| 205 | | The Hour Record |
| 206 | | Italy |
| 206 | | Campagnolo |
| 209 | | Gian Robert |
| 209 | | Great Britain |
| 209 | | TI-Raleigh |
| 210 | | Raleigh's U.S. Export Sales |
| 211 | | Moulton |
| 212 | | Lambert-Viscount |
| 213 | | Spain and Germany |
| 213 | | Cyclo-Benelux |
| 214 | | United States |
| 218 | | The Bike Boom |
| 214 | | Adult Recreational Bicycles |
| 215 | | Schwinn |
| 216 | | Bicycle Imports |
| 217 | | American Products |
| 217 | | High-Riser Bicycles |
| 222 | | Japan |
| 219 | | The Bike Boom, Year-by-Year |
| 220 | | Bike Boom Bicycles |
| 224 | | Shimano |
| 222 | | SunTour |
| 225 | | Cycling Magazines |
| 227 | 11. | The Dawn of Mountain Biking: 1975-1984 |
| 228 | | United States |
| 229 | | Schwinn |
| 230 | | Trek |
| 230 | | Cannondale |
| 230 | | Raleigh Cycle Company of America |
| 231 | | U.S. Bicycle Importers |
| 233 | | Bikecentennial |
| 234 | | Touring Bikes |
| 235 | | Mountain Bikes |
| 240 | | Bicycles Racing |
| 241 | | Tour de France |
| 241 | | Speed and Distance Records |
| 242 | | France |
| 242 | | Huret |
| 244 | | Simplex |
| 247 | | Mavic |
| 247 | | Italy |
| 247 | | Campagnolo |
| 250 | | Other Italian Derailleur Makers |
| 251 | | Britain |
| 251 | | TI-Raleigh |
| 252 | | Moulton |
| 253 | | Other British Bicycle and COmponent Makers |
| 253 | | Deal Drive |
| 253 | | Spain |
| 254 | | Germany |
| 255 | | Japan |
| 255 | | SunTour |
| 259 | | Shimano |
| 271 | | Sugino |
| 272 | | Taiwan |
| 272 | | Cycling Magazines |
| 273 | 12. | The Rise of Shimano: 1985-1994 |
| 274 | | Bicycle Racing |
| 275 | | Major Developments |
| 275 | | Rear Derailleurs and Rear Shifting |
| 276 | | Gruppos, Front Derailleurs and Front Shifting |
| 278 | | Shift-Levers |
| 278 | | Sram Grip-Shift |
| 279 | | United States |
| 280 | | Raleigh-USA |
| 280 | | Schwinn |
| 281 | | Other Makers |
| 283 | | Europe |
| 283 | | Germany |
| 283 | | France |
| 283 | | Sachs Huret |
| 285 | | Simplex |
| 285 | | Mavic |
| 286 | | Italy |
| 286 | | Campagnolo |
| 289 | | Britain |
| 290 | | Moulton |
| 290 | | Japan |
| 291 | | SunTour |
| 296 | | Shimano |
| 299 | | Cycling Magazines |
| 301 | 13. | Recent Developments: 1995-2005 |
| 302 | | Bicycle Racing |
| 302 | | Speed and Distance Records |
| 303 | | United States |
| 304 | | U.S. Bicycle Makers |
| 304 | | U.S. Bicycle Sales |
| 305 | | Recumbents |
| 305 | | Tandems |
| 306 | | Comfort Bikes |
| 306 | | Transportation Bicycles |
| 306 | | Electric Bicycles |
| 308 | | U.S. Derailleurs Makers |
| 310 | | Browning |
| 310 | | SRAM |
| 312 | | Europe |
| 313 | | France |
| 313 | | Mavic |
| 313 | | Sachs |
| 314 | | Campagnolo |
| 317 | | Germany |
| 317 | | Rohloff |
| 318 | | Japan |
| 318 | | Shimano |
| 328 | | Sugino |
| 328 | | Taiwan |
| 328 | | SR SunTour |
| 329 | | SunRace Sturmey-Archer |
| 329 | | Long Yih |
| 329 | | Falcon |
| 329 | | Other Countries |
| 330 | | Cycling Magazines |
| 331 | 14. | How Derailleurs Work |
| 332 | | Rear Derailleur Design |
| 333 | | Rear Derailleur Chain-Gap |
| 333 | | Early Versus Late-Shifting |
| 335 | | How Rear Derailleurs are Designed |
| 335 | | Rear Derailleur Design Fetures |
| 335 | | One or Two Spring-Loaded Pivots |
| 337 | | Parallelogram Design |
| 337 | | Slant Parallelograms |
| 337 | | Cage Geometry |
| 338 | | Pulley Spacing |
| 338 | | Rear Derailleur Capacity |
| 339 | | Offset Distance |
| 339 | | Chain Wrap |
| 339 | | Cage Pusher Plate Shape |
| 340 | | Lever Force |
| 340 | | Chain-Tension |
| 340 | | Rigidity and Longevity |
| 340 | | Dimensions of the Derailleur anger (Dropout) |
| 341 | | Optimum Path for the jockey-pulley |
| 341 | | Freewheel Sprocket Design |
| 342 | | Pre-HyperGlide Sprockets |
| 343 | | HyperGlide Sprockets |
| 343 | | Chain Design |
| 343 | | Chain FLexibility |
| 344 | | Chain Type |
| 344 | | Chain Width |
| 346 | | Tooth Difference Between Adjacent Sprockets |
| 346 | | Front Derailleur Design |
| 347 | | Front Chainwheel Design |
| 349 | | Shift-Lever Cable Movement |
| 348 | | Shifters |
| 349 | | Efficiency of Hub Gears versus Derailleurs |
| 352 | | Selecting the High Gear |
| 352 | | Selecting the Low Gear |
| 352 | | Gear Selection |
| 353 | | Gearing for ROad Bikes |
| 354 | | Gearing for Mountain Bikes |
| 354 | | Gearing for Comfort Bikes |
| 354 | | Hub Gears |
| 353 | | Gears for Different Bicycle Types |
| 356 | | Frank's 30-speed Moulton New Series |
| 355 | | «Gear Freaking» |
| 357 | 15. | Nothing New Under the Sun? |
| 358 | | Treadle- and Lever-Drives |
| 358 | | Shaft-Drives |
| 359 | | Retro-Direct or Reverse Pedaling |
| 360 | | Bottom racket Gears |
| 360 | | Expanding Chainwheeld |
| 361 | | Bibliography and Chapter Notes |
| 369 | | Index |
| 361 | A. | General References |
| 361 | 1. | Papers published in the Proceedings of the International Cycle History Conferences |
| 363 | 2. | General reference Books |
| 364 | 3. | General Magazine References |
| 364 | B. | Chapter-Specific References |
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