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Written by cyclist commuter, advocate and blogger Average Joe Cyclist, this book is a complete guide to buying bikes online. Joe describes this book as a labor of love, his response to the huge need for guidance on how to find bargain-priced bikes online, and also on how to avoid being ripped off:...

A keen cyclist and interested in the world's biggest timed cycle race? Find out the inside story here...

Want to use your bike more? Urban Bikers’ Tricks & Tips will help—because its tips come from bicycle riders, both beginner and hard-core, from all over North America. Secrets you'll learn: •    How to keep your helmet from messing up your hair. •    How to lock to keep...

Providing cyclists the know-how to take bicycle repair into their own hands, this manual covers bike care without technical terms. Written by a bicycle mechanic and laden with photographs and drawings, this guide is a valuable resource for professional bicycle workers and commuters. This updated...

Cyclists will never fear the unknown landscape of bicycle repair on the road with this condensed edition of the perennial Rodale favorite, The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair by Todd Downs. This edition features a compact trim size that fits easily in a kit bag or pocket...

From the author of The Mountain Bike Skills Manual, this is a take-it-with-you trail guide that covers everything you need to know when you're out on your bike. The emphasis is firmly on the practical, including changing your chain, adjusting your gears, fixing breaks and mending punctures...

Midges like damp areas, low sunlight, no wind and dark clothes (to land on, not to wear). So your best bet for a midge-free, summer Highland holiday is to don a white robe and take a packet of porridge to, say, Ethiopia at midday.' Like many middle-aged baby-boomers, Richard Guise yearned to...

In the never ending streams of traffic and the choking fumes of pollution this book gives the average cycle enthusiast or, indeed novice, a collection of quotes, sayings and proverbs on even more reasons why one should get on their bike. In the format of the bestselling Keep Calm and Carry...

Non è difficile trovare un motivo per recarsi in Appennino:  per gli stressati abitanti delle grige pianure è sufficiente l'idea di una fuga dal grigiore e dallo stress. Questa guida però vuole dare qualcosa di più, aprire uno scrigno di tesori storici ed ambientali che lo scorrere del tempo...

Il nostro viaggio ci porta ad attraversare l'intera penisola seguendo le tracce del Sentiero Italia. Partiamo da Lazzaretto sul Mare Adriatico al confine con la Slovenia e attraversiamo l'arco alpino fino a raggiungere Ventimiglia in Liguria. Da qui proseguiamo per la dorsale appenninica fino a raggiungere...

Although millions of people in the United States love to ride bicycles for exercise or leisure, statistics show that only 1% of the total U.S. population ride bicycles for transportation—and barely half as many use bikes to commute to work.  In his original and exciting book, One Less Car, Zack...

They include: Full trail profiles, including length, access points, difficulty rating, and surface type Detailed trail maps At-a-glance icons for easy identification of rail trails that best suit one's interests Information on wheelchair accessibility; availability of parking, rest rooms, and...

Knowing that the mountain trails are unsafe for bicycles due to fallen trees and other obstacles, Jonas helps organize a clean-up crew in early spring, but when he hears someone else biking on the trail he cannot resist a ride of his own.

What is life like in England? Island Story weaves history and ideas telling a story of rebellion (think Brexit) and retail parks, migration and inertia, pessimism and disappearing ways of life, and a fiery, unrealized desire for collective belonging and power. Skeptical and inquisitive, Taylor...