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The Big Book of Bicycling: Everything You Need to Everything You Need to Know, From Buying Your First Bike to Riding Your Best
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By Emily Furia and Bicycling Magazine Editors
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 (10 Reviews)
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Rodale Books
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Original
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Date:
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December 31, 1969 |
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Paperback
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Pages:
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304
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The world?s authority on cycling provides a comprehensive guide to the sport for cyclists of all levels
The sport of cycling has experienced an exciting boom in popularity fueled by Lance Armstrong?s success and recent comeback, the popularity of triathlons, rising gas prices, and the need to find a sport that lets people have some fun while they get fit. No one knows more about this boom than the pros at Bicycling magazine. For nearly 50 years, Bicycling has brought its readers the most up-to-date advice on everything from training and gear to nutrition and stories of cycling?s greatest stars.
Now, for the first time, Bicycling gathers its best advice in a must-have book that cyclists of all levels can refer to again and again for answers to all of their cycling questions. Senior editor Emily Furia and her colleagues have gathered the latest, most useful information on getting started, buying gear, maintaining both road and mountain bikes, training for speed, racing techniques, understanding the rules of the road, and much more. This evergreen book is an invaluable resource for any cyclist who wants to ride their best.
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 From One Bike "Dude" To Another..., May 30, 2011
By Julie Benac (Frenchtown Twp, MI)
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A decent book, but if you are a beginner, the constant "hey dude" bike-jargon between these covers will drive you NUTS! However, it gives some great advice for strength-training, with good yoga and pilates exercises to do to strengthen all parts of the body, not just those that support bicycling.
The trouble I have with the book, as stated before, is all the "cool dude" slang and jargon that the authors throw in, assuming you know what the heck they are talking about. Here are a couple of examples, and keep in mind how a beginner would struggle with these:
" A lot of people will dive into a turn full throttle, and then scrub speed as they exit" (Huh? What the heck does this mean??)
"Most people are never taught the proper way to ride a paceline" (somewhere in this section, it would be REALLY nice to know what, exactly, a paceline IS.)
" You can get a feel for the group without feeling pressured to take pulls at the front." ("take pulls at the front" means...what??)
"Don't try to save the last bit of CO2 for a miniature whippet." (I honestly have NO idea what the heck this means)
It's almost as if most of the book is like reading a conversation between bike mechanics or professional racers. Now, I am no dummy, but I sure feel like one when I read through this book. The simplistic title of the book seems (to me anyway) directed toward a person interested in taking up cycling as a relative "newbie". That said, I feel that the way information is presented here assumes that the reader already knows quite a bit about the sport already.
On the other hand, the workout plans included in the book for achieving various levels of fitness, and also to prepare for various types of rides (century, half-century, etc) and races, are just great. Nutrition advice presented here is also just fabulous.
Maybe I just need to get myself "up" on the "bike-speak"! Good thing I have this book!
14 of 15 people found this review helpful
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Good Book, Good Value, May 4, 2011
By jimp
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This book has great amount of solid information. If you are just starting out as a cyclist I feel this is a good resource. It's the kind of book you can just pick up and read through a few pages and come away with some useful information.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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 Great Resource, July 2, 2011
By dimensions2001
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If you are a beginner or intermediate cyclists, this book is for you. It has topics covering fixing a flat to training properly. For the price, you just cannot beat it as bicycling resource.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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A Learning Experience, September 11, 2011
By Charles G. Read (Florida & New York)
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True . . . you never forget how to ride a bike. But not necessarily the right way! This book covers every detail, in detail, of the why, what you need, and how pertaining to the cyclist. Whether you are new at this (like me) or an old timer (like my neighbor) you benefit from the knowledge presented in The BIG Book of Bicycling. And on Kindle for PCs it's enjoyable to read at your leisure. What you need to enjoy cycling, why you need it, how to obtain what you need, and how to make cycling a pleasure trip . . . it's all in this book. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Good introductory bicycling book, August 5, 2011
By Pai
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This serves as a good first book to read when you get introduced to bicycling. It covers a wide range of topics and does a good job of providing enough information to make the read worth while. There are a lot of helpful tips all over the book that would definitely interest a person new to bicycling. Covers a wide range of topics such as bike fit, good posture, clothing, nutrition, dealing with traffic, weekly plans for fitness, preventing injury, etc. It does a good job of talking about all of these topics. But once again - it's not a reference book. It does not get too much into the science behind the way the body works during cycling. And how you should use that knowledge to master the sport. It's more of a one time read. I got the book from my local library.
Overall, good first book if you've just started bicycling and would like to get a good introduction to common issues related to bicycling.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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The big Book of Bicycling, January 3, 2012
By Precious (wisconsin)
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The big Book of Bicycling everything yo uneed to know from buying to riding and training for long rides and races. Tells you what to eat and not. prepares you for Triathonlons Bike tours. You name it this is the only book you will ever need. The big Book of Bicycling even helps teach how to fix tires, broken chains. Good Read
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Perhaps not best for the absolute beginner., September 7, 2011
By Matt Wilson (Andalusia, AL USA)
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I am looking to get into the bicycling world from the absolute ground level, meaning I haven't touched one since the department store Mongoose I had as a kid. This book seemed to advertise itself as relevant to my needs, but I found the level of information to require a reasonable foundation of cycling knowledge coming in.
The early chapters on buying a bike were of most interest to me, yet seemed to center on the amateur racer looking to buy up rather than a pure amateur just looking to buy in. Not until well into the book do you get even a rudimentary diagram of the bicycle make-up, yet the terms for parts, name brands and equipment are thrown in a hailstorm from the beginning page. There are a number of chapters that seemed extraneous to me, such as pages devoted to "fashion", recipes and the like. Most of the information seems dedicated to aspiring street racers and this is where most of the book spends its time.
There is a lot of information in the book, but I suspect much of it will only be of interest to a more dedicated and knowledgeable cyclist. Should I ever obtain that level, I'm certain this book will be one I'm glad to have on the shelf. For my immediate beginning needs, however, this book just didn't quite fit.
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Book, December 9, 2011
By BB
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I was thrilled with the condition of the book and I received it crazy fast even during the holiday season. Thanks so much!!
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The best alaround bicycling book out there, March 5, 2012
By wiz240
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This is the best book for any one who wants to get in to some serious riding. I will get you about 75% there and then you need to look at very focused information on your type of riding.
It all so answers a lot of little things you might not want to ask your buddy about (how to wash your bike shorts...).
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Not newbie friendly, March 1, 2012
By paladin051 (sea, wa)
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This is like a Biking 301 course rather than a 101 course. There are not that many pictures and illustrations or explanations about jargon. What little pictures they do have are pretty grainy and tough to interpret. As far as jargon goes, I did not know what a barrel adjuster was, sprockets, cogs, and some other stuff, and they just tell you to go to your bike shop if you are confused. They also do not show you how to lube a chain, just to go to the bike shop to show you how. They don't explain that well how to ride. I didn't even know I was supposed to keep my back straight on rides until 3 months in because this book didn't tell me. There are a lot of pages dedicated to training and fitness and diet, although I don't know how you could recommend a true beginner a 3 hour ride once a week on a beginner level base training program. Some of the accessory recommendations are very good, and make your life much easier. If you are buying for the first time, it feels awful to have to buy all this extra stuff but it is definitely worth it.
This book was probably meant for people "in the club" already and have been riding for at least a year. Luckily I borrowed this book from the library and didn't pay for it. If you are a true beginner, I would recommend instead Knack "Cycling for Everyone." There are color photos on every page and idiot proof explanations of the most basic things.
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