Afghanistan, 40
Africa, 28. See also Ghana; Malawi; Namibia; Sudan; Zambia
airplane, 10: pedal-powered, 19
ambulance, bicycle, 34–35
Argentina, 6, 7, 42
Ariel. See high-wheeler
Asia, 28. See also Afghanistan; China; India; Japan; Nepal; Vietnam
automobiles. See cars
balance, 19–20
bamboo, 23
bamboo bicycles, 23–24
Bamboo Bike Project, 24
bicimaquina, 40–41
bicycle ambulance, 34–35
bicycle bus, 31
bicycle couriers, 13, 26, 37–38
Bicycle Empowerment Network (BEN), 34–35
bicycle mechanics, 10, 14, 21, 24
bicycle plane, 19
bicycle taxi, 28, 30
bicycles: advantages over cars, 21–22, 23, 24, 25, 30–31, 42 (see also cars); affordability, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 23–24, 35, 38; benefits, 6, 8, 14, 20, 21, 24, 30, 31, 32, 34–36, 38–41, 42; build community, 15, 24, 32, 41; changing styles, 14; clothing, 10, 12–13; comfort, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 21; conserve gas, 21, 30–31; dangers of riding, 10, 11; efficiency, 20, 21–22, 22, 24, 35–37, 38, 41; fuel for, 20, 22; health care, 24, 30, 34–35, 34, 41; history of, 8–14; and Industrial Revolution, 18; learning to ride, 18–20; for leisure, 12, 13 (see also children, and bicycles: for fun); manufacturing, 9, 14, 18, 23; mechanics of, 9, 11, 14, 16–18; number on Earth, 32; provide electrical power, 14, 38–41; recycling, 7; relieve poverty, 32, 35, 37–38, 41, 42; replaced by cars, 14, 15; safety, 10, 11; sound like motorcycles, 14; speeds, 18; sports, 26; transporting food, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 36; for work, 6, 7, 13, 24, 26–31, 28, 29, 30, 33, 35, 37–38, 37, 38, 40, 42; with wings, 10, 18 (see also bicycle-plane). See also specific types of bicycles; chain drive; children, and bicycles; pedals; roads; tires; toddlers, and bicycles; wheels; women
bike paths, 31
bike-share programs, 31, 32
Bixi bikes, 32
bloomers, 12
boda bodas, 28, 30
boneshaker, 8, 9, 11
box-bike, 6. See also cargo bikes
British postal service, 30–31
buses, bicycles, 31
camera, invention of, 8
Canada. See Montreal; Toronto; Victoria, BC
cargo bikes, 6, 26, 27, 28, 31, 35
cars: advantages over bikes, 14, 21; development of, 14, 21; disadvantages, 21–22, 23, 24, 25, 30–31, 42; fuel for, 21, 22, 30–31, 42; replacing bicycles, 14, 15
CentriCycle centrifuge, 41
chain. See chain drive
chain drive, 16, 17, 18, 38
chainwheel, 17
child labor laws, 13
child seat, 15
children, and bicycles, 9, 10, 11, 15, 36, 43; for education, 14, 24, 31, 36–38, 40; for fun, 13, 14, 15, 26; for work, 13, 35, 37–38, 37, 38, 40
China, 25, 32
Ciba-Geigy, parking garage, 22
Ciclovia, 32
clothing, and bicycles, 10, 12–13
Colombia, 32
computers, bicycle-powered, 40
corset, 12
crank arm, 17
cycle ball, 26
Dalglish, Peter, 37–38
De Hoge Veluwe National Park, 31
Denmark, 30
derailleur, 18
Draisienne, 8. See also push bikes
Dunlop, John Boyd, 11
education, and bicycles, 14, 24, 31, 36–38, 40
electricity, produced by bicycles, 38–41
energy: electrical, 38–41; gasoline, 21, 22, 30–31; human, 20, 22, 36; solar, 39
energy efficiency, 20, 21, 22. See also electricity
environmental protection: bamboo bicycles, 23–24; bicycles vs. cars, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 42
Europe, 22, 25, 26, 30–31, 39: development of bicycles, 8–9, 10–12
exercise, 24, 32, 39, 41, 42
farmers’ markets, 28
folding bicycles, 25
food, carried by bicycle, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 36
Ford, Henry, 14
Frederiksberg Hospital, 30
freewheel, 17, 18, 26
front forks, 17
fuel: for bicycles, 20, 22; for cars, 21, 22, 42; in Europe, 30–31; for heating, 35; transported by bike, 35
gasoline, 21, 22, 30–31, 42
Ghana, 23–24
goldfish, 33
Gossamer Albatross, 19
governments, promote cycling, 31–32
Great New York City Commuter Race, 21
Greater Victoria Public Library, Bike Mobile, 26, 27
Guatemala, 40
headset, 17
health, and cycling, 11, 21, 24, 31, 39, 42
health care, and bicycles, 24, 30, 34–35, 41
high-wheeler, 10, 11, 16
Hine, Lewis, 13
Ho, David, 24
Il Forno di Claudio, 28
India, 30, 41
Industrial Revolution, 18
iron-deficiency anemia, 41
Japan, 26
knife sharpener, 6, 7, 42
Lallement, Pierre, 9
library, mobile, 26, 27
Lithuania, 39
MacCready, Paul B., 19
machines, 16: metals used in, 18
Maya Pedal, 40–41
McInnes, Bob and Betty, 25
mechanics, of bicycles, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18
messenger boys, 13. See also bicycle couriers
metals, used in machines, 18
Michaux, Ernest, 9
Montreal, 32
motorcycle engine, for bicycles, 14
movie theater, bicycle-powered, 39
mudguards, 12
Mulder, Michelle, 6–7, 15, 20, 27
Mutter, John, 24
Namibia, 34–35
Nepal, 38–39
Netherlands, 25, 31: bicycle use, 31; free bicycles, 31
New York, 21
One Laptop Per Child, 40
parking, 22, 24, 31
pedals, 9, 11, 16, 17
penny-farthing. See high-wheeler
pollution, 21, 23, 28. See also environmental protection
push bike, 9. See also Draisienne
radball, 26
rear derailleur, 17
Recyclistas, 7
rider, part of machine, 16, 19. See also fuel: for bicycles
rim, 17
roads: sharing, 20, 21, 22; surface of, 8, 9, 11, 20; wear and tear, 22, 31
roller coaster, pedal-powered, 26
saddle, 17
safety bicycle, 11
Schwartz, James, 21
Share Organics, 28
shifter (changing gears), 18
Shipton, E.W., 10
soccer, on bicycles, 26
solar power, 39
Sowerwine, David, 39
spokes, 17
sprockets. See chain drive
Starley, James, 10
Starley, John Kemp, 11
stationary bicycles, 38, 39, 41
stem, 17
Street Kids International Bicycle Courier Service, 38
Sudan, 37–38
Switzerland, 22
“taking a header,” 10
taxis, bicycles, 28, 30
telegraphy, 13
tires: air-filled, 11; rubber, 10, 11
toddlers, and bicycles, 6, 9, 15
Toronto, 32
United States, bicycle use, 21
Utrecht Station, 23
velocipede, 9
Victoria, BC, 7, 12, 26, 27, 28
Vietnam, 33, 35, 36
von Drais, Baron, 8
walking machine, 8. See also Draisienne
wheels, 8, 10, 11, 16
women: bicycles, 10, 12, 13; clothing, 10, 12–13
Woodward, Wilbur H., 13
World Bicycle Relief, 36
Wright, Orville and Wilbur, 10
Zambia, 36