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By RomAno toRRE BiAnCA<br />
vElo - 2nd GEAR BICyCLE<br />
CULTURE AND STyLE<br />
PUBLISHED By GESTALTEN<br />
AND EDITED By SVEN EHMANN<br />
AND ROBERT KLANTEN.<br />
THE FORMAT IS 24 X 28 CM<br />
WITH 256 PAGES.<br />
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Velo - 2nd Gear<br />
An exaltation of the bicycle as an environmentally<br />
friendly mean of transport, a companion<br />
in adventure and travel, a veritable style of life.<br />
Over 250 pages, the book Velo - 2nd Gear: Bicycle<br />
Culture and Style tells the stories of a large number<br />
of bicycles: beautiful, handcrafted, experimental,<br />
vintage, classic, artistic and much more.<br />
And, between one cycle ride and another, the<br />
book’s texts and photos include a great many<br />
accessories both extravagant and technological<br />
and also a number of shops and authentic two<br />
wheel boutiques. The book makes abundantly<br />
clear that contemporary bicycle culture is more<br />
alive and well than ever before. The pubblication<br />
celebrates its healthy, environmentally-friendly,<br />
discerning, and slightly obsessive scenes and<br />
their protagonists. It shows why, for a young<br />
generation, bicycles have now replaced cars as<br />
the vehicles that best express their identity.<br />
As the book’s authors say: “choosing to ride a particular<br />
bike conveys an attitude and a way of life.<br />
Velo-2nd Gear illuminates and celebrates contemporary<br />
bicycle culture’s diverse scenes. From<br />
classic racing bikes to high-tech speed machines,<br />
from rough fixies to fashionable city cruisers and<br />
hardworking cargo bikes, this book showcases<br />
today’s most outstanding and unusual bicycles<br />
and their riders. Velo-2nd Gear explores these<br />
diverse bicycle scenes and reveals their histories,<br />
relationships, and insightful details. Alongside its<br />
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