I ran across this crazily thick and heavy book the other day: 1001 Bicycles to Dream of Riding.

This hefty, 960 page book weighs in at nearly five pounds — more than many high end bike frames — and is chock full of descriptions and illustrations of what the publisher says are the world’s most influential and high-profile models from every discipline. Edited by UK industry veteran Guy Kesteven, the sample I saw looks promising and seems authoritative. I flipped through this copy and saw a little bit of everything — early Victorian inventions, 1970s BMX bikes, steel road racing and track bikes, to modern day mountain bikes. This book contains quite an eclectic collection of bicycling history.

Buy here if you’re so inclined and thank you for your support.