Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling

It's All Uphill From Here    by Alastair Currie
Price: $2.99 USD. 77690 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Start cycling again after a twenty-year break, lose weight, get fit. Then ride a thousand miles in nine days. Two middle-aged men, two bikes, one Bob. And an improbable number of cakes. What could possibly go wrong?
Shalom, Israel!    by Jim Hendrickson
Price: $2.99 USD. 62320 words. Language: American English. Published on April 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

Shalom, Israel! is a narrative of my 5½-month bicycle journey from Bellingham, Washington state to Israel aboard a custom-made, long-wheeled-based recumbent. In this book you’ll learn about the many adventures and misadventures I experienced on this 7,000-mile trip through eleven U.S. states and eight countries. I’ve also included a list of equipment that I took on the journey.
Vagabond on a Bicycle    by Jim Hendrickson
Price: $2.99 USD. 54670 words. Language: American English. Published on March 18, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

Vagabond on a Bicycle comprises 16 articles describing my bicycle trips in/on Route 66, the Santa Fe Trail, the Natchez Trace, the Deep South of the United States, New England, Montana to Alaska, Maritime Canada, Washington state to Israel, Northern Europe, Eastern Hungary, South Africa, New Zealand, Tonga, the Cook Islands, and Central Chile.
Pushing Pedals    by William Gates, Jr
Price: $1.25 USD. 2870 words. Language: English. Published on March 5, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

Learn about the reasoning behind bike commuting and why you should do it!
The World’s Biggest Cycle Race    by Paul Stevens
Price: $2.99 USD. 9630 words. Language: English. Published on January 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

A keen cyclist and interested in the world's biggest timed cycle race? Find out the inside story here...This includes the article Cape Town Mon Amie. [Articles – 7618 words – 19 pages]
Lands End to John O'Groats - A Self Help Cycle Guide    by Royston Wood
Price: $2.99 USD. 38930 words. Language: British English. Published on January 3, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

Cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats is the ultimate cycling challenge in the UK. Ok, there's 900 miles of cycling but the most time consuming part is the planning! This guide is designed to help you through that process, guiding you in the right direction and answering the questions you didn't even know you needed answers to. It will save you a heap of time!
Off-Season Road Bike Skills Refresher    by Alan Canfield
Price: $2.99 USD. 6220 words. Language: English. Published on December 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

During the fall and winter seasons, many cyclists taper their training to a maintenance level. These lower-intensity rides provide a great opportunity to incorporate drills to improve bike-handling skills. This article presents techniques and drills you can incorporate during training rides and focused practice to improve road bike handling skills.
Loop Bicycle Trips Around Greater Seattle (Plus the best stops for food and drink along the way)    by Ron Bodre
Price: $2.99 USD. 16400 words. Language: English. Published on October 30, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

In this book I describe several loop bicycle rides in and around the Seattle metropolitan area with rides for every level of cyclist. Many of the loop rides can be combined or can be done as a shorter “out and back ride”. Any loop can be done in either direction. The book also contains a variety of parks for rest stops and places for snacks that can be used as stops themselves.
Cycling in Europe    by Neil Forsyth
Price: $0.99 USD. 14330 words. Language: English. Published on October 15, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Road travel.

Hints and Tips for Touring Cyclists about finding accommodation, hiring a bike, emergencies, route planning, public transport backup, rules of the road and the weather.
Riding into The Sunrise - Recollections of a bicycle journey across Russia    by Gregory Yeoman
Price: $1.50 USD. 89400 words. Language: English. Published on September 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

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In 1993 Russia was open for exploration. Gregory Yeoman and his expedition companions set off one Spring morning to traverse this great country by bike. Encounters with wild landscapes, wild people, crumbling hotels and Siberia’s two cheeses provided an extraordinary experience of a nation finding itself after 70 years of Communism and now held together by amazing hospitality and dodgy vodka.