The Emergence of Bicycling and Automobility in Britain

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An exploration of the emergence and development of bicycling and automobility in modern Britain, with a focus on SF Edge and his network of entrepreneurs. Title Page Copyright Page Contents Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Finding the open road Entrepreneurs Historiography and sources Layout of the book Chapter 2: Resistance to change Late-Victorian Britain and the motor industry Horse traction Resistance Accommodation Clubs Class in cycling and motoring Conclusions Chapter 3: Entrepreneurs Cycling background Graft and learning The celebrity of the cycling ‘crack’ Background in business and sales Entrepreneurial women Political inclination Concluding remarks Chapter 4: Trials The Thousand Mile Trial: Providing information for press and consumer Sustaining interest in trials The local clubs and public trials Customer experience The Motor’s Trial, 1903 Conclusions Chapter 5: The ‘old brigade’ and the new ‘steady and careful artisan’ Diversity and standardization Trading up The Motor Running costs Strategies for buying The rise of the consumer Women Conclusions Chapter 6: Tourists ‘Real’ tourists The ‘consumer’s’ tour Encroachment, blight and the working classes Speed trapping Conclusions Chapter 7: Futures New possibilities beyond motoring Futures: for whom? The light car for 100 pounds ‘New motoring’ Imagining the road network The persistence of the horse Conclusions Chapter 8: Conclusion Bibliography Primary sources Secondary sources Appendix: Biography Index