Cycling category: 1003 books
FuelSmart for Race Day
Three-day carbo-load guide for runners, triathletes and cyclists
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2012
After all those early mornings, the niggles, the sheer hard work, why compromise? Be the best you can be. FuelSmart.
FuelSmart will steer you through the critical three days running up to an endurance event, such as an ironman, triathlon, marathon, half-marathon or étape, with advice on...
by James Allen
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
THIS ENHANCED EDITION CONTAINS VIDEO CLIPS OF THREE OF THE CLIMBS (Subject to viewing on a compatible device) Riding up hills is the ultimate challenge for a cyclist. It's the quickest way to gauge fitness levels, the best workout and then there's the reward of an exhilarating descent. This guide...
by James Allen
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Riding up hills is the ultimate challange for a cyclist. This guide is a compilation of some of the best hills in Cumbria and the Lake District. It's not just a definitive list of the Top 50 toughest climbs; instead, author James Allen has selected some of the most iconic, thrilling, interesting,...
75 Classic Rides Oregon
The Best Road Biking Routes
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
CLICK HERE to download two free rides from 75 Classic Rides Oregon
* Bike riding trails that range from family-friendly paved biking paths to epic Oregon mountain-pass climbs
* Features easy-reference lists to help you quickly find the biking riding trail for your interests and fitness level
*...
by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Across the country, more than 1600 unused railroad corridors have been converted to level, public, multiuse trails, where people can enjoy a fitness run, a leisurely bike ride, or a stroll with the family. In this new guide in the popular series, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy presents the Northwest...
by Alan Canfield
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
During the fall and winter seasons, many cyclists taper their road bike training to a maintenance level. These lower-intensity off-season rides provide a great opportunity to incorporate drills to improve road bike handling skills. This article presents techniques and drills you can incorporate during...
Bicycle Commuter's Handbook
* Gear You Need * Clothes to Wear * Tips for Traffic * Roadside Repair
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
As sensible as it may seem in an era when fuel prices are skyrocketing in tandem with environmental consciousness, a switch to bicycle commuting doesn’t necessarily happen overnight. Certain questions arise: Do I really need that $1,500 bike? Are Lycra shorts necessary? What about traffic rules?...
by Mike Davis, Guy Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
Complete Mountain Bike Maintenance provides mountain bike enthusiasts with step-by-step guidance to maintaining and repairing their bikes, combining an easy-to-use format and design with high quality photographs of the latest equipment.The book guides the reader through every problem that may occur...
Overlander
Bikepacking coast to coast across the heart of the Highlands
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2019
"Sensitive, personal and culturally informed." Andy Wightman MSP
Seeking a temporary escape from city life and a world gone mad, Alan Brown plots out a personal challenge: an epic coast-to-coast trip through the wild and lonely interior of the Highlands. He traverses paths historic...
Tour Fever
The Armchair Cyclist's Guide to the Tour de France
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2006
Tour Fever explains the world's greatest sporting event so well that the neophyte spectator can keep up with the Tour veteran, possibly teaching that person several things along the way.
You learn the history of the race, the races within the race, the scoring, the culture, the tactics, the...
by Richard A. Lovett
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2001
The classic guide for beginning and intermediate cyclists is back—and it’s better than ever. With the latest on bikes, gear, and training techniques and new sections on short tours, and touring abroad, this new edition of The Essential Touring Cyclist promises to appeal to a whole new population...
North Carolina Adventure Weekends
A Traveler's Guide to the Best Outdoor Getaways
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
North Carolina Adventure Weekends makes it easy for campers, hikers, cyclists, paddlers, and climbers to plan weekend after weekend of memorable outdoor trips. It’s written for both novice and experienced adventurers who enjoy―or aspire to enjoy―a variety of outdoor pursuits but don’t have...
Best Rail Trails New England
More than 40 Rail Trails from Maine to Connecticut
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
This is the essential state-by-state guide to walking, jogging, biking, and cross-country skiing the finest destinations of New England's rail trail system. This easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of thirty-six of the region's most popular rural and urban rail trails, plus complete...
by Peter Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
This guidebook describes 21 mountain biking routes in central and southern Scotland. It includes the 7stanes trail centre in Dumfries and Galloway, as well as cross-country routes in the Campsie Fells, Pentland Hills and Lammermuirs, the Galloway Forest, Tweed Valley, Cheviots and Lowther Hills. The...