Index
of Bicycle Quarterly Back Issues:
This list shows only the most important articles. Also see our bike and equipment tests, color photos of the historic bikes featured in Bicycle Quarterly, our Randonneuring Basics and our Builders Speak article series. For a full table of contents of each issue, click here.
Technical Articles
Tire performance :
• The first "real-road" test of tires debunks many myths. Super-high pressures aren't faster! (Vol. 5, No. 1)
• Statistical analyis of our tires tests, more tires tested. (Vol. 5, No. 3)
• Optimizing your tire pressure for your weight. (Vol. 5, No. 4; also available online)
• Do larger wheels roll faster over bumps? We measure power output with three wheel diameters (Vol. 9, No. 4)
• More tires tested. (Vol. 6, No. 1; Vol. 6, No. 4)
• Suspension losses measured, and more tires tested on rough and smooth surfaces. (Vol. 8, No. 1)
• Casing construction (threads per inch/tpi) and performance (sidebar in Vol. 9, No. 1)
Geometry and Handling:
• An overview of frame geometry: What the terms mean and how they affect your bike's ride. (Vol. 10, No. 2)
• Detailed article on "What makes a well-handling bike" with optimized geometries for many bicycle types, plus tests of different geometries for carrying heavy loads. With many sample geometries. (Vol. 5, No. 3)
• Our first in-depth look at "Front-end geometry for different speeds, loads and tire sizes" with many sample geometries. (Vol. 3, No. 3)
• Comparison test of three forks with different offsets. A non-linear relationship between trail and stability. (Vol. 4, No. 3)
• Designing frames for wide tires. (Vol. 6, No. 4)
• 1920s geometries: how they rode, and why they were abandoned. (Vol. 8, No. 4)
• Classic cyclotouring geometries: How they were developed. (Vol. 9, No. 2)
• How bicycles balance and corner. (Vol. 9, No. 2)
• What causes shimmy and what can you do about it? (Vol. 9, No. 2; Vol. 9, No. 4)
• How to measure a bike's geometry. (Vol. 9, No. 4)
Frame flex and "planing":
• Double-blind test of three bikes with different tubesets. Why some bikes perform better than others. (Vol. 6, No. 4)
• Measuring power output on the bikes from the double-blind test. Adding an oversize frame to the test. (Vol. 7, No. 4)
• Measuring frame stiffness and the balance of the frame tubes. (Vol. 9, No. 3)
Comfort and Speed:
• Quantifying suspension losses, which represent an important resistance for cyclists. Which component choices minimize suspension losses? (Vol. 8, No. 1)
• Flex of fork blades measured. Fork blade flex is important for a comfortable bike. (Vol. 6, No. 3)
• Performance of modern vs. traditional bikes. (Vol. 8, No. 4)
• The competition record of unconventional bicycles (recumbents, small-wheelers, suspension) analyzed (Vol. 9, No. 1)
• Suspension vs. supple tires (Alex Moulton's data; Vol. 9, No. 1)
• Do larger wheels roll faster over bumps? We measure power output with three wheel diameters (Vol. 9, No. 4)
Aerodynamics:
• Wind-tunnel tests of real-world bicycles: Rider position, tire width, clothing, bags, fenders, etc. ( Vol. 6, No. 1)
• Wind-tunnel tests of drafting and different bike/rider types. (Vol. 6, No. 3)
Technical How-To:
• Installing metal fenders (Vol. 9, No. 2).
• Choosing the gear ratios for your bike (Vol. 3, No. 2).
• Setting up Cantilever brakes for best mechanical advantage (Vol. 7, No. 2; also available online).
• Re-raking a fork to improve the handling of a bike (Vol. 5, No. 3; Vol. 3, No. 4).
• How to make an Alex Singer cartridge-bearing bottom bracket (Vol. 6, No. 2).
• How to integrate a handlebar bag into a custom bicycles (Vol. 4, No. 2).
• Overhauling a Huret Jubilee derailleur (Vol. 5, No. 1).
• Overhauling Maxi-Car hubs (Vol. 2, No. 4).
• Setting up a Cyclo derailleur (Vol. 4, No. 2).
• Making a custom LED headlight (Vol. 7, No. 1)
• How to measure a bike's geometry. (Vol. 9, No. 4)
• How to measure a bike's geometry from photos (Vol. 10, No. 2)
Historic Articles
Builders/Manufacturers:
• Nicola Barra: Vol. 6, No. 4 (history; first-person account).
• Chainless Hillclimber: shaft-driven 3-speed bicycle (history). Vol. 6, No. 3.
• Paul Charrel: Vol. 8, No. 2 (history).
• Charlie Cunningham: Vol. 8, No. 1 (interview).
• Goéland: Vol. 4, No. 2 (history; catalogue reprinted).
• René Herse: Vol. 3, No. 2 (first catalogue reprinted), Vol. 9, No. 4 (PBP-winning tandem).
• Hetchins: Vol. 5, No. 4 (history).
• Lu-Mi-Num (1890s aluminum bicycle; history): Vol. 8, No. 1.
• Gene Portuesi (Cyclo-Pedia founder): Vol. 3, No. 4.
• Reyhand: Vol. 5, No. 1 (history).
• Rivendell/Grant Petersen: Vol. 3, No. 4 (interview).
• Alex Singer/Ernest Csuka: Vol. 1, No. 1 (interview; catalogue reprinted).
• Specialités TA: Vol. 6, No. 1 (interview with owner).
• Jack Taylor: Vol. 7, No. 4 (interview).
• Toei: Vol. 7, No. 1 (interview).
• Framebuilder/constructeur round-table: Vol. 3, No. 4.
Riders/Personalities:
• Roger Baumann (interview; 1956 PBP winner, team rider for René Herse): Vol. 1, No. 2.
• Gilbert Bulté (photos and stories; 1956 PBP winner [tandem], rider for Remy, Herse, Routens): Vol. 9, No. 2; Vol. 9, No. 4.
• Lucien Détée (photos and story of 1956 PBP win (tandem); Poly de Chanteloup win, etc.): Vol. 9, No. 4.
• Charly Gaul (photo special 1955 Tour de France): Vol. 4, No. 3.
• Groupe Montagnard Parisien (founders of modern technical trials; history): Vol. 7, No. 3.
• André Leducq (first-person account of winning 1930 Tour de France): Vol. 4, No. 3.
• Maurice Macaudière (1963 PBP winner, first person account of the ride): Vol. 6, No. 1.
• José Meiffret (history; motorpaced record rider): Vol. 3, No. 2.
• Jean Olbrechts (interview; team rider for Alex Singer): Vol. 4, No. 1.
• Jacquie Phelan (interview; pioneering mountain bike racer): Vol. 8, No. 1.
• Mel Pinto (interview; importeur of fine bicycles during the 1950s, 60s and bike boom years): Vol. 9, No. 3.
• Paulette Porthault (interview; winner Poly de Chanteloup, team rider for René Herse): Vol. 3, No. 1.
• Daniel Rebour (history; illustrator): Vol. 2, No. 4.
• Peter Rich (interview; pioneering American racer): Vol. 4, No. 4.
• Vélocio (Paul de Vivie; pioneering cyclotourist; history): Vol. 5, No. 2.
• Pierre Vitupier (Paris newspaper courier, winner of Criterium des Porteurs; interview): Vol. 5, No. 3.
Events:
• Criterium des Porteurs (Paris newspaper courier race): Vol. 5, No. 3.
• The first Fleche Vélocio (original ride report from 1947): Vol. 3, No. 1.
• The first Diagonal (ride across France; original ride report from 1933): Vol. 7, No. 3.
• L'Eroica: Vol. 5, No. 2.
• Paris-Brest-Paris 1948: first-person account of fastest rider (Jo Routens): Vol. 2, No. 3.
• Paris-Brest-Paris 1956: Vol. 1, No. 2; Vol. 9, No. 4.
• Paris-Brest-Paris 1966: first-person account of fastest rider (Maurice Macaudière): Vol. 6, No. 1.
• Paris-Roubaix 1935: Vol. 4, No. 1.
• Randonneuring in post-war France (description of the multitude of events organized at the time): Vol. 9, No. 2.
• San Francisco to Los Angeles in 1902 (original ride report): Vol. 1, No. 3.
• Stayer Racing (motorpaced), a history: Vol. 2, No. 2.
• Technical Trials: Vol. 1, No. 4; Vol. 2, No. 1 (complete history); Vol. 4, No. 1 (event report; bike feature); Vol. 5, No. 1 (first-person account of female rider); Vol. 9, No. 1 (first-person account from Touring-Club de France technical trials/stage race).
• Tour de France 1930 (first-person account of winner): Vol. 4, No. 3.
• Tour de France 1963: Vol. 2, No. 4.
• Touring Europe with Dr. Clifford Graves in 1963: Vol. 6, No. 2.
• Territorial Road Race of 1894 (Arizona): Vol. 3, No. 4.
Components/Equipment:
• History of bicycle brakes: Vol. 7, No. 2.
• The development of Campagnolo's first Gran Sport derailleur: Vol. 2, No. 2.
• Campagnolo Paris-Roubaix shifter: How it works. Vol. 6, No. 1.
• Road-tests of classic derailleurs: Vol. 4, No. 2; Vol. 4, No. 4.
• Eddy Merckx Hour Record bicycle: Vol. 3, No. 2.
• Who invented half-step gearing? Vol. 4, No. 3.
• Maxi-Car hubs: Vol. 2, No. 4.
• Equipment in early 1990s Paris-Roubaix: Vol. 8, No. 1.
• Evolution of racing bikes over time: Vol. 4, No. 3.
• TA's front-wheel drive bicycle. Vol. 6, No. 2.
• Trailer design from the 1940s: Vol. 1, No. 3.
• French tandems: Vol. 2, No. 3.
• Restoring the René Herse tandem that came first in PBP and the Poly de Chanteloup: Vol. 9, No. 4.
Touring Articles
• A bicycle voyage in 1889 (Dr. Ruffier): Vol. 3, No. 3.
• San Francisco-Los Angeles in 1902: Vol. 1, No. 3.
• India: Vol. 8, No. 4.
• Morvan, France: Vol. 4, No. 2.
• L'Eroica, Italy: Vol. 5, No. 2.
• Lake Pepin 3-speed Tour: Vol. 5, No. 4.
• Touring Europe in 1963 with Dr. Clifford Graves: Vol. 6, No. 2.
• Cascade Mountains, Washington State, USA: Vol. 6, No. 3; Vol. 9, No. 3.
• Chile on a Bike Friday: Vol. 6, No. 4.
• Japan: Vol. 7, No. 1.
• Baltic coast of East Germany: Vol. 7, No. 2.
• Norway: Vol. 8, No. 2.
Randonneuring Articles
• See also our Randonneuring Basics series.
• History of Randonneuring series: Vol. 8, No. 3; Vol. 9, No. 1; Vol. 9, No. 3; Vol. 10, No. 2.
• Randonneuring in post-war France (description of the multitude of events organized at the time): Vol. 9, No. 2.
• Paris-Brest-Paris 1948: first-person account of fastest rider (Jo Routens): Vol. 2, No. 3.
• Paris-Brest-Paris 1956: report from the randonneur event, also report on the equipment used (Daniel Rebour): Vol. 1, No. 2. Report on fastest tandem ride: Vol. 9, No. 4.
• Paris-Brest-Paris Audax 1956: a report from the Audax event: Vol. 1, No. 1.
• Paris-Brest-Paris 1966: first-person account of fastest rider (Maurice Macaudière): Vol. 6, No. 1.
• Paris-Brest-Paris 2003: first-person account of a rider finishing within seconds of the time limit (Duane Wright): Vol. 2, No. 4.
• Paris-Brest-Paris 2003: A report by the fastest mixed tandem team: Vol. 2, No. 1.
• See also our editor's online report from Paris-Brest-Paris 2007.
• Equipment survey of American Randonneurs in PBP 2007: Vol. 6, No. 2. (also available online).
• What makes a good randonneur bike? Vol. 1, No. 3. (also available online).
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