Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

I am researching bicycles, their history, and why they exist

Yepson, Roger. Humanpower. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992. Print.
This books goes into detail about bicycles, and human powered vehicles in general. It talks about their history, their potential future, and their significance. It discusses why bicycles make so much sense; including their efficiency, low cost, ease of transportation, and practicality. It is not exclusive to bicycles either. It talks about human powered air vehicles and boats. A very fun read that is extremely informative.


Furber, Matt. "Portlandm Prtland Style: Tourning by Bicycle." New York Times April 3, 2009 Web.10 May 2009.
This article uses Portland, Oregon as an example of how bicycles feed off of a thriving city, and vise versa. This thriving city is only so because of ample bicycle use. Bicycles in Portland have created an entire subculture of art, expression, competition, commute, and all-around fun. A large focus of this article is on the fact that when one travel via bicycle, the city is seen in a new light, while the rider is immersed into his or her environment, instead of merely passing through.

Lee, Trymaine. "Police officer Who Shoved Bicyclist is off the Job." New York Times Febuary 19, 2009 Web.10 May 2009.
This article in the New York Times reports on the unfortunate hostility towards bicyclist in urban environments. A New York police officer, of all people, intentionally pushed a bicyclist off of his bicycle. Shortly thereafter, he resigned his position. This is a prime example of the fairly frequent acts of aggression towards people on bicycles.

Williams, Alex. "A Field Guide to the New York City Bicyclist." New YorkTiems Style June 2007 Web.10 May 2009.
This is a Collection of photographs that shows the variety of people bicycles appeal to. It depicts a fairly wide array of indivuals with their bicycles of choice. This includes: The Noble Rider, with his vintage “PeeWee Hermin style bicycle. The Fixed Gear Rider, a Ray-Ban toting hipster looking individual with an over simplified road bike slung over his shoulder. And the Vintage-Bike Fasion Gal, a young, stylinsh girl riding a bike that looks like Dorothy and Toro’s bicycle. This article shows how many different kinds of people can enjoy bicycles.

Winston, Jeff. "Tokyo Fixed Gears." Church of ChoppersMarch 2009 Web.10 May 2009.
This is a collection of artistic photographs of bicycles and their riders in Tokyo. It provides insight into the cultural aspects of bicycling, more specifically; fixed gear culture. While not particularly informative, it does exemplify how there is a strong artistic tie between bicycles2 and art. They are usually present simultaneously.



"Sarah Candy Cane." OMFGbikes.com. 2009. 10 May 2009
This is a portrait of a girl; “Sarah Candy Cane” with a bicycle. The piece does not necessarily revolve around the bike, but shows a harmony or unity between the bike and girl. This could possibly be metaphorical for what bicycling means for a lot of people.


Degroot, G. "Power, Muscular Work, and External Forces in Cycling." January 1994 Web.10 May 2009
This online article is relevant because of its thorough investigation of bicycling efficiency. It describes the results of a study conducted to locate the true places energy is lost in the transfer from you body into motion. Very informative and useful. It includes friction, wind resistance, and other factors.

Bonham, Jennifer. "Pedaling the city: Intra Urban Differences in Cylling for the Journey to Work." December 2008 Web.10 May 2009.
This article investigates different factors that influence a bicycle commuters journey to work in a given socio-economic location. This is relevant because anyone who decides to commute by bicycle will either consciously or subconsciously create a route to get to where they want to go.

Novotni, Carter. "Bike Co-op Thrives in Northside." Citybeat Magazine June 6, 2007: Print.
An article found in our very own “Citybeat” magazine talks about the establishment and success of Northside’s bicycle co-op. This is obviously important because it provides insight into Cincinnati’s bike scene, as well as attitude towards bicycles. I will probably go check out the co-op for myseslf as a form of field research to get an idea of what it is like.

Cross, Danny. "By the Numbers." Citybeat magazineSeptember 3, 2008: Print.
Actually providing some hard facts and statistical data, this short, but informative article listed out multiple useful facts in regards to bicycling. This includes health benefits, financial benefits, etc.