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.
Cycling the Romantic Road from Würzburg to Füssen    by Neil Forsyth
Price: $8.99 USD. 50970 words. Language: English. Published on March 2, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Road travel.

The Romantic Road, one of Germany's most famous cycle routes connects Würzburg amongst the vineyards of the river Main to Ludwig II's world famous castle in Schwangau and Füssen along a string of historic cities and villages: Bad Mergentheim, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen, Augsburg and Landsberg am Lech. 11 Maps.
Tired of I.T! - How I learned to stop worrying and love the bicycle    by Dave Conroy
Price: $9.99 USD. 88730 words. Language: English. Published on March 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

Spend every waking minute staring at a computer screen. Throw in some self destructive habits. Stir. Repeat. This weekly routine nearly killed him. In a moment of insanity (clarity?), Dave Conroy quit his computer job, sold his belongings and, buying a bicycle, set forth around the world. He hadn't been on a bike in nearly 20 years but you never forget, right?
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.
Arctic Glass: Six Years of Adventure Stories from Alaska and Beyond    by Jill Homer
Price: $2.99 USD. 113510 words. Language: English. Published on August 7, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

"Arctic Glass: Six Years of Adventure Stories from Alaska and Beyond" is an anthology of thirty-three adventure stories spanning more than six years and places ranging from the frozen Alaska wilderness to the Himalayas of Nepal. Endurance racing, cycling, and self-actualization amid stunning outdoor landscapes are common themes in these compelling vignettes about "The Adventure of Life."
Pedals, Panniers and Punctures    by Julia May
Price: $2.99 USD. 123330 words. Language: English. Published on July 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Specialties & interests.

One woman, one bike, no backup and 1477 miles on a unique End to End adventure. A factual and funny account of cycling from Land's End to John o'Groats, the ultimate British cycle challenge.
Blazing Bicycle Saddles    by James Clarke
Price: $2.99 USD. 62520 words. Language: English. Published on October 5, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

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This is the very funny story of six South Africans - mainly writers - who, on a whim, decide to explore "Darkest Europe and bring back to Africa stories about its strange natives". On hired bikes (none had cycled since childhood) they began with a 1 000 kilometre ride down the Danube. Over the years many other regions were explored. The story is told by their not terribly good leader.
Ghost Trails: Journeys Through a Lifetime    by Jill Homer
Price: $2.99 USD. 78200 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

0.5 star(3.50 from 2 reviews)
"Ghost Trails" is the true story of an ordinary person - timid, nonathletic, raised in the suburbs of Salt Lake City - and her unlikely route to one of the most difficult bicycle races in the world, a 350-mile epic along Alaska's frozen Iditarod trail. Through her struggles and intimate confrontations with her fears and weaknesses, she discovers the surprising destination of her life's trails.