Power of the Pedal

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Power of the Pedal is written by Rupert Guinness and published by National Library of Australia. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0642279225 (ISBN 10) and 9780642279224 (ISBN 13).

In 'Power of the Pedal', read about cycling in Australia from the penny farthing to 21st-century commuters and Olympic stars. Bicycles changed our lives! They meant a new and faster way to get around and gave rise to ways of exploring, socialising and competing. In the nineteenth century cycling encouraged 'overlanders', adventurers who explored new routes through rugged terrain; cycling clubs that gave women a new kind of freedom to mix socially with men: and novel kinds of racing. In this book, cycling journalist Rupert Guinness reveals 200 years of the bike in Australian everyday life and the world of competition.