The Bicycle Wheel

Very limited-edition reprint of Jobst's classic text THE BICYCLE WHEEL, according to Sheldon Brown, "The near-definitive text on the theory and practice of building spoked bicycle wheels."


Jobst Brandt (1935-2015) was a California cyclist and engineer whose passion and intellect changed the way we ride bikes today. Years before the evolution of mountain bikes and gravel bikes, his legendary 'Jobst rides' took riders and their bikes to places they hadn't gone before.

Jobst spent almost fifty summers in the Alps, lightweight touring and adventuring over 2,000 miles each time, always carrying a camera to document his trip.

He was also the brilliant mind behind many innovations such as the bike computer and smooth tires, and he even influenced the birth of the mountain bike.