Rapidité Rapidité: On the Elegance of French Racing Bicycles

By Niels Schubert

The selection of 22 French racing bikes from the 1930s to the 1990s is intended to illustrate the lightness, elegance and diversity of the bikes designed in France during this period. The title of this publication quotes the motto of the cycling letter carrier Fran ois from Jacques Tatis movie Jour de f te. From Alcyon, Bertin and to Motob cane, Peugeot and Vitus, the bicycles were illuminated and photographed by Niels Schubert. The bikes come from the collections of Karl Heinrich and Alexander Philipp/Subsonico. A selection will be shown together with their Italian competitors in July 2024 in the exhibition Tour de Cyclistes at the finale of the Tour de France in Nice at VogelART's Neo art&culture lab gallery.

• Format: Gift
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3960701179
• ISBN13: 9783960701170
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Hartmann Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 8.4"