Bike Cult: The Ultimate Guide to Human-Powered Vehicles by David Perry |
Family of Cycling MachinesThis family of cycling machines includes anything human-powered, with any number of wheels, hulls, or wings, that provides go power for mobility or ergo power for work. There are roughly 15 general categories of cycling machines and about 100 specific types. Most cycling machines have been mass-produced, many are built in limited numbers, some are one-of-a-kind prototypes. Cycling machines are categorized in many ways: by their intended uses, by the numbers of wheels and riders, by the kinds of cycling positions, and the kinds of drive mechanisms. Many bikes and cycles overlap categories, as one type may be used or remade for other purposes. For example, mountain bikes are used as urban roadsters. Here the word bike describes a two-wheeler and cycle describes all other vehicles and tools with any number of wheels and human-powered mechanisms. Evolutionary Cycles Manumotive carriages Pedomotive carriages Swift-walkers Velocipedes Velocipede carriages Dicycles High-wheel bicycles Tricycles Sociable cycles Multi-cycles One-Wheelers Monocycles Spherical cycles Unicycles Practical Cycles Safety bicycles Roadsters City bikes Folding bikes Touring bikes Ten-speed bikes Recumbent bikes Bantam-polo bikes Tandem bikes Combination cycles Hand cycles Tricycles Recumbent trikes Tandem trikes Pedal carriages Utility Cycles Carrier cycles Trailers Trailer cycless Pedicabs Rail cycles Utility cycles Military cycles Speed Machines Road bikes Track bikes Streamlined bikes Aero bikes Streamlined HPVs Downhill bikes Motor-pace bikes All-Terrain Cycles Cyclo-cross bikes BMX bikes Mountain bikes All-terrain cycles Ice-snow cycles Wind cycles Show Cycles Stunt bikes Kinetic sculpture Musical cycles Human-Powered Watercraft Amphibious cycles Aquatic cycles HP boats HP submersibles Human-Powered Aircraft Aviettes HP airplanes HP helicopters HP airships Exercise Cycles Rollers Stationary cycles Ergometers Exercise machines Human-Powered Tools Shop cycles Farm cycles Telecom cycles Power generators Children's Cycles Velocipedes Hi-rise bikes BMX bikes Trikes Pedalcars ----------------------------------- Update Wednesday, March 2, 2011 © 2011 bikecult.com |