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''Bicycle Quarterly'' is a magazine examining the history of
bicycle
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s, their design and evolution, with emphasis on
Randonneuring bicycles. Articles evaluate equipment and bicycles for
performance
A performance is an act or process of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment. It is also defined as the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function.
Performance has evolved glo ...
and function, and include footnotes. The magazine was formerly known as ''Vintage Bicycle Quarterly''.
Overview
The magazine is published by Bicycle Quarterly Press and edited by Jan Heine, of
Seattle,
Washington in the
United States
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. According to the group, "Randonneurs USA," ''Bicycle Quarterly'' is "a publication dedicated to classic lightweight bikes, particularly French ones such as Alex Singer and Rene Herse." In a 2009 article in ''Bicycle Times'', Marie Autrey described ''Bicycle Quarterly'' as "Part anthropology journal, part engineering text."
Unlike most magazines, ''Bicycle Quarterly'' is financed by subscriptions, and includes only few advertisements.
In Vol. 5, No. 1, ''Bicycle Quarterly'' published an article which dealt with the results of
rolling resistance tests performed on
tires. The results surprised many, including
Lennard Zinn who published comments on the article in ''
VeloNews'' including, "Notable is that rolling resistance is only a weak function of tire width." Heine summarized information about bicycle tires from articles of ''Bicycle Quarterly'' in an article published in
''Adventure Cyclist'' in March 2009.
In the third edition of his book, ''
The Dancing Chain'', Frank Berto discusses test results from ''Bicycle Quarterly'' articles in evaluating approximately twenty
derailleurs.
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''Bicycle Quarterly''
2002 establishments in Washington (state)
Cycling magazines
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