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Complete Bike Book - Softcover

Chris Sidwells

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9781405311625: Complete Bike Book

Synopsis

"Everything you ever wanted to know about bikes and cycling" Cycling Plus. Crammed with essential information and detailed photography on how to adjust your bike correctly, basic and advanced maintenance and repair advice, also includes instructions on riding techniques, fitness exercises and cycling safely. A must-have handbook for beginners and experienced cyclists alike.

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About the Author

Chris Sidwells is a journalist and author, a former bike-shop owner and a racer of road, track, mountain and cyclo-cross bikes. His previous titles include Mr Tom - a biography of his uncle who died in the 1967 Tour de France - and Shay Elliot: the Story of the First Irish Yellow Jersey. He also writes regularly for Cycle Sport, Cycling Plus and Cycling Weekly. Chris lives in Cornwall.

From Booklist

All cycling enthusiasts, from beginners to would-be Tour de France competitors, will want to consult this book again and again. The author begins with a short history of the bicycle, charting its evolution from a simple two-wheeled machine propelled by foot power (the draisine, patented in 1817) to today's ultramodern, high-tech vehicle. Individual chapters discuss such matters as proper cycling attire, how to teach a child to ride, how to tailor your diet to maximize its effectiveness, and how to maintain and repair your bike. But the book's showpiece is its bike gallery, a series of detailed photographs describing each and every conceivable variation on the two-wheeler theme. The whole is copiously illustrated, but this section, which runs to nearly 40 pages, is simply beautiful. The book is perfect for newbies, for someone who cycles to work, and for the off-roader, the racer, and the person who sees cycling as a healthy workout. David Pitt
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