The All-Road Bike Revolution
| Author | : Jan Heine |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2020-11-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780976546054 |
Modern all-road bikes combine attributes that were considered mutually exclusive just afew years ago: comfort and performance. Speed on smooth pavement and on roughgravel roads. A lively feel and the ability to carry a camping load. Handling that is bothstable when the rider is tired and responsive on twisty mountain descents. All-road bikes combine the best aspects of racing, touring and even mountain bikes in just one bicycle.In this book, you'll find out how all-road bikes work and what is important when choosing one. A must-read for cyclists interested in the technology of their bikes, and for every cyclist contemplating his or her next bike purchase.
Biking Across America
| Author | : Paul Stutzman |
| Publisher | : Baker Books |
| Total Pages | : 223 |
| Release | : 2013-05-15 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1441241809 |
After Paul Stutzman finished hiking the Appalachian Trail, he found himself longing for another challenge, another adventure. Trading his hiking boots for a bicycle, Paul set off to discover more of America. Starting at Neah Bay, Washington, and ending at Key West, Florida, Paul traversed the 5,000-mile distance between the two farthest points in the contiguous United States. Along the way he encountered nearly every kind of terrain and weather the country had to offer--as well as hundreds of fascinating people whose stories readers will love. Through cold and heat, loneliness and exhaustion, abundance and kindness, Paul pedaled on. His reward--and the readers'--is a glimpse of a noble yet humble America that still exists and inspires. Anyone who longs for adventure, who loves travel and stories of travel, and who loves this place called America will enjoy this book.
Custom Bicycles
| Author | : Christine Elliott |
| Publisher | : Images Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 186470313X |
A unique study of the names and bikes of the world's most famous, innovative and legendary makers of contemporary bespoke bicycles.
Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair
| Author | : C. Calvin Jones |
| Publisher | : Park Tool |
| Total Pages | : 654 |
| Release | : 2019-04-24 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : |
The BBB-4 Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by Calvin Jones is packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures, color photos and repair tips for keeping almost any road or off-road bike running smoothly and trouble-free. Whether it's repairing a flat tire, adjusting brakes and shifting systems, truing wheels, or maintaining hub, headset and bottom bracket bearing systems, the BBB-4 has you covered. Thoroughly researched and revised, the 4th edition of the Big Blue Book contains updated photos, torque specifications and troubleshooting tables, along with new content on wheel building, electronic shifting, 12-speed and 1X drivetrains, tubeless tires, disc brakes, headset and bottom bracket standards, and more. Truly an indispensable tool and reference source for both the novice and advanced bicycle mechanic.
Around the United States by Bicycle
| Author | : Claude C. Murphy |
| Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 303 |
| Release | : 2017-09-21 |
| Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
| ISBN | : 1473342031 |
This book contains a detailed account of Clarence M. Darling and Claude C. Murphey's 1904 bicycle trip through every state in the United States, having set off from Jackson, Michigan. An interesting, entertaining, and insightful chronicle, "Around the United States by Bicycle" is highly recommended for bicycle enthusiasts and lovers of vintage travel writing alike. Contents include: "The Start", "In Which We Get Held Up in Chicago", "We Ford a River in Illinois", "We Reach Madison, Wisconsin", "Nearly Lost in the Black River Wilds", "We Have Our Troubles in the Dakotas", "We Cross the Rockies", "The Many Perils of the Green River Desert", "The 'City of the Saints' and the Great Salt Lake", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the History of the Bicycle.
Bicycle Across America
| Author | : Barbara Siegert |
| Publisher | : Nicolin Fields Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Bicycle touring |
| ISBN | : 9780963707727 |
Bicycle Across America chronicles five trans-America tours, provides route notes and maps, and offers suggestions on what to see and expect along the way.
Bicycle
| Author | : David V. Herlihy |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 496 |
| Release | : 2004-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780300104189 |
The nineteenth century's "mechanical horse" offered an exciting new world of transportation for all and ushered in an era of changes that resonates to the present day, changes cataloged and described in a fascinating history of an engineering marvel.
Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Second Edition
| Author | : National Association of City Transportation Officials |
| Publisher | : Island Press |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 2014-03-24 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1610915658 |
NACTO's Urban Bikeway Design Guide quickly emerged as the preeminent resource for designing safe, protected bikeways in cities across the United States. It has been completely re-designed with an even more accessible layout. The Guide offers updated graphic profiles for all of its bicycle facilities, a subsection on bicycle boulevard planning and design, and a survey of materials used for green color in bikeways. The Guide continues to build upon the fast-changing state of the practice at the local level. It responds to and accelerates innovative street design and practice around the nation.
