Wonderful rides off the beaten path:

• Went the Day Well - A 400 km Brevet on a 1962 Alex Singer (read article)

• The Continental Tour of 1963 with Dr. Clifford Graves and the International Bicycle Touring Society (read article)

• Our editor's ride in Paris-Brest-Paris 2007 (read article)

Also click here for our Rides Archive.

Tests designed by scientists, with reliable, useful data, not questionable marketing hype.

• How to inflate your tires, based on your weight and chosen tire width, to achieve the optimum balance of comfort and speed. (read article)

• A comparison test of hub generator efficiency (read article)

• How to set up cantilever brakes for optimum mechanical advantage. (read article)

• What Makes a Good Randonneur Bike (read article)

• Equipment survey of riders in Paris-Brest-Paris 2007 (read article)

Our tests and reviews of bicycles, equipment and cycling books go far beyond those of other magazines. We do not like everything we test, and we tell you why.

• Test: Pereira Randonneuse, from our Winter 2007 issue. (read article)

• Test: Wide High-Performance Clincher Tires, from our Summer 2008 issue. (read article)

• See a list of all bikes and components tested in Bicycle Quarterly.

This 1974 René Herse Démontable disassembles in less than 2 minutes for airline or car travel. Equipped with special cranks, stem, racks, plus internal brake and derailleur cables.

• For photos of classic bicycles featured in Bicycle Quarterly, see our Image Archive.

Reprints of the famous illustrations by Daniel Rebour, as well as period magazines and catalogues, such as the ultra-rare first René Herse catalogue from 1946 (left).

• Ca. 1950 Alex Singer catalogue, with Rebour drawings of a Nivex derailleur and the famous chainrest

Interviews with famous builders, component makers, past winners of Paris-Brest-Paris and current-day riders. Great rides and events such as San Francisco to Los Angeles in 1902, the history of Paris-Brest-Paris and more.

• The development of the first Campagnolo parallelogram derailleur, the Gran Sport, from which all modern derailleurs descended. Few people have ever seen one, fewer know how they were developed. Bicycle Quarterly brings you the complete story with detailed photos. (read article)

• Milestones in the Development of Parallelogram Derailleurs. A look at why and how modern derailleurs evolved, from the Nivex via Campagnolo, Simplex and Huret to Suntour's slant parallelogram derailleurs. (read article; both derailleur articles are combined in one pdf file.)

• A Youth Hostel tour of Europe in 1963 with Dr. Clifford Graves' International Bicycle Touring Society. (read article)

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