This lively & lavishly illustrated book tells the extraordinary history of the bicycle, an invention that precipitated nothing short of a social revolution. Recounting a story replete with disputed patents, brilliant inventions, & missed opportunities, David Herlihy shows us why the bicycle captured the public`s imagination & the myriad ways it has reshaped our world. ...

In this concise account, experienced touring cyclist Patricia Vance shares the lessons she learned over many years on how to plan, prepare for, & carry out a successful bicycle tour. Whether you`re traveling light & staying in hotels or going off the beaten path complete with camping gear, Bicycle Touring will show you in detail how to handle each situation, all presented in a lively personal style of writing. Unlike other bicycle touring books on the market today, Bicycle Touring does not emphasize the mechanics of the bicycle; after all, there are plenty of good repair manuals available, if that`s what you want. Instead, the book concentrates effectively on the things you really need to know to make every bicycle tour a success. It`s really 20 years of touring experience condensed & clearly presented. This book is illustrated both with diagrams & black & white bicycle touring photographs & contains solid information as well as personal experiences. ...

Holland is probably the world`s most popular country for bicycle touring. It is the place where you can get everywhere by bike
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The Bicycle Travel Journal by Laurence King, features unique bicycle themed illustrations, a mixture of plain, lined, brown & graph pages, all bound in a stylish cover decorated with a debossed bike wheel. The journal comprises of 126 pages & is decorated with drawings by the well known illustrator Nigel Peake themed around bikes but also travel, maps & landscape. There are a few tables to record height & distance for different journeys, & attached small envelops to keep mementos. This is an artistic journal that will inspire bike enthusiasts. ...

To celebrate the acquisition of the Tom Phillips archive, the Bodleian Library has asked the artist to assemble & design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50, 000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, `ordinary` people could afford to own their portraits. Bicycles documents the great age of the safety bicycle which was the instrument of emancipation for women & freedom for men. Also we see competitive racers & pedalling toddlers. Each book contains 200 images chosen with the eye of a leading artist from a visually rich vein of social history. Their covers will also feature a thematically linked painting, especially created for each title, from Tom Phillips` signature work, A Humument. ...

Bicycles Wall Calendar 2013 with its 12 pictures ranging from bikes shown against a seasonal background of spring flowers, autumn leaves or encrusted in snow, to just two wheels attached to railings with the rest of the chariot sadly missing. The calendar pages have days of the month arranged in a column with a line for each date, plus additional space for general note. Names of days & months are in five languages & additional features show week number, major religious & selected national holidays, phases of the moon & signs of the Zodiac, plus dates in the preceding & the following month. Although the pictures themselves are not specifically connected with South Africa, proceeds from the sale of this calendar are contributing to the House of the Smile, a shelter for women & children in a township near Cape Town supported by the Cesvi Foundation. ...

Bicycles Wall Calendar 2013 offers 12 colorful reproductions of vintage posters aimed to encourage men & women to take up this still relatively new but very exciting mode of exploring the world around them. Taken from mainly French sources, the posters advertise all aspects of this new pursuit, from competitive races in 1889 to three determined ladies cycling along a country lane on a tandem. The calendar pages offer a box for notes on each day of the week, have day names in five languages, show major religious & selected national holidays, & indicate phases of the moon. ...

Daryl Farmer, at the time a twenty-year-old two-time college dropout, did what lost men have so often done in America: he headed west. Twenty years later & seventy pounds heavier, with the yellowing journals from that transformative five-thous&-mile bicycle trek in his pack, Farmer set out to retrace his path. This is his story of pursuing that distant summer & that distant dream of home, where home is endless space, a roof of big sky, & a bed of dry earth. Just as the years altered the man, so, too, have they altered the West, & Farmer`s second journey affords a unique perspective on these changes
- as well as on what lasts. Whether caught in a Colorado snowstorm or braving a Yellowstone herd of bison, kayaking with orcas in Puget Sound, trading ninja moves with a homeless man in San Francisco, or getting the lowdown on aliens on Nevada`s Extraterrestrial Highway, Farmer charts a moving landscape of people & places. This is the West where the natural world & personal character are inextricably linked, & where one man`s ride into the past & present takes us to the heart of that ever-evolving connection.
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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 & Repair by Todd Downs. This edition features a compact trim size that fits easily in a kit bag or pocket & is packed with information on maintaining & repairing bicycles that is suited for any traveling cyclist. This portable handbook distils the core fundamentals & serves as a guide to repairing & maintaining one's bike, focusing specifically on instructions with step-by-step photos, troubleshooting tips, links to videos, & helpful sidebar material. The book is clearly organized from front of bike to back with colour-coded page tabs serving as a visual table of contents to key bike areas so that readers can find quickly & efficiently the information they need. This stunning reference book is the perfect troubleshooting guide for every cyclist
- beginner or intermediate
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The bicycle is almost unique among human-powered machines in that it uses human muscles in a near-optimum way. This new edition of the bible of bicycle builders & bicyclists provides just about everything you could want to know about the history of bicycles, how human beings propel them, what makes them go faster, & what keeps them from going even faster. The scientific & engineering information is of interest not only to designers & builders of bicycles & other human-powered vehicles but also to competitive cyclists, bicycle commuters, & recreational cyclists. The third edition begins with a brief history of bicycles & bicycling that demolishes many widespread myths. This edition

Includes:: information on recent experiments & achievements in human-powered transportation, including the ”ultimate human- powered vehicle, ” in which a supine rider in a streamlined enclosure steers by looking at a television screen connected to a small camera in the nose, reaching speeds of around 80 miles per hour. It contains completely new chapters on aerodynamics, unusual human-powered machines for use on land & in water & air, human physiology, & the future of bicycling. This edition also provides updated information on rolling drag, transmission of power from rider to wheels, braking, heat management, steering & stability, power & speed, & materials. It contains many new illustrations.

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