David Byrne’s Bicycle Diaries is a selection of writings on topics that have occurred to the cyclist as he has pedalled his way around urban landscapes over the last thirty years. Taking a folding bike on music tours around the world, Byrne’s bike seat has given him a panoramic window on urban life in cities such as London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, Manila, New York & San Francisco. Bicycle Diaries deals with the things Byrne has been thinking & feeling as he pedals he way around; from ruminations on music & the visual arts, to the nature of creativity & art. Filled with personal photographs, incredible musical stories & a more than relevant ecological message, the book is a celebration of the rewards of bike riding & how it helps us view the world. ...

The Chrome Plated Bicycle Horn by Rex International is a vintage looking honk with metal fittings to fix it onto the handle bar. made from metal, chrome & rubber, the horn makes a pleasing honking sound. It comes in a box with retro illustrations & text. This is a fantastic & useful accessory for bicycle riders & lovers. ...

The compact Bicycle Tool by Rex International

Includes:: 14 foldable tools to deal with bike repair & comes

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These Bicycle Paper Clips by Natural Products are colourful & shaped like bicycles you can use to mark a page in the book you are reading or hold papers together. The markers are made from metal & coated in soft vibrant colour vinyl. Each pack contains 4 clips. The Bicycle Paper Clips pack is a humorous gift any reader or cycling fan will love. ...

The Bicycle Puncture Repair Kit by Rex International is an essential accessory for your bike. Packaged in a metallic tin with retro illustrations & text, this set contains all you need to repair a flat tyre. The kit
Includes::2 x metal tyre leavers, 1 x Small tube of rubber cement, 1 x yellow crayon, 1 x metal grating tool, 1 x piece of chalk stone, 6 x rubber patches of different sizes (Large 5x 3cm, Round 3cm diameter, Small 3.5x 2.5cm ), 1 x Set of instructions. This is a fantastic & useful accessory for bicycle riders & lovers.
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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. ...