Bicycle Commuting Guide
Books
Books
The Bicycle Commuting Guide website offers you a variety of information
about bicycle commuting. However, you might be interested in a very detailed
description of bike maintenance or a more in-depth discussion of bicycle
commuting techniques. The following list of book titles offers you a place
to start. Check your favorite bookstore and public library for more titles.
Urban Bikers' Tricks and Tips,
by Dave Glowacz, Wordspace Press, 1998. A wonderful, funny, and very informative
book on how to get around in a city.
Bicycle Commuting Made Easy, from
Bicycling Magazine, 1992. This book covers riding in traffic, eating right,
and commuting in icky weather.
Street Smarts - Riding Confidently, Legally,
and Safely , by John Allen, Rubel BikeMaps, 2002. 46 pages.
Available from Globe Corner Bookstores at (800) 358-6013 or (617) 730-3900
or the entire book is available for viewing on line at http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/.
Good introduction to effective cycling techniques.
The Essential Bicycle Commuter, by
Trudy Bell, McGraw hill, 1998. A complete guide to pedalling to work and
shopping.
Effective Cycling, by John Forester,
MIT Press, 1992. 344 pages. Excellent detailed discussion of many aspects
of bicycling and bike maintenance.
Commuting by Bike - You've Got to be Crazy,
by Will Orobko, Rocky Mountain Books, 184 pages. The author shares eight
years of accumulated wisdom on the joys and perils of bike commuting with
his readers.
Glenn's New Complete Bicycle Manual,
by Glenn, Coles, and Allen, Crown Press, 1986. Revised and edited by John
Allen. Focuses on repair, but has a good section on effective cycling
techniques.
Anybody's Bike Book: An Original Manual of Bicycle
Repairs, by Tom Cuthbertson, 10 Speed Press, 1984. This book
is the classic bike repair book. It has lots of friendly cartoonish illustrations.
Its diagnostic questions make it easy to identify problems.
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