Explores the sport of motocross stunt cycling, looking at equipment, training, famous riders, and more.

Shares the lesser-known stories of last-place finishers in the Tour de France, recounting the inspirational and occasionally absurd events that shaped their efforts while posing philosophical analyses of how their achievements change definitions of loss.

Injured in a bicycle accident, Zack discovers that his alien houseguest has swiped his brakes, placing Zack's baseball season in jeopardy while subjecting him to an annoying little brother.

A finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, Sue Macy's Wheels of Change offers young listeners an eye-opening account of how, beginning in the late 19th century, the bicycle helped change the course of women's history. Macy meticulously documents how women used the freedom of their newfound mobility to effect social change even in the face of constant challenges. ''A strong, high-interest choice for both classroom and...

Get ready for the ride of a lifetime. At an age when most people are slowing down, Rob Leachman set off on an unforgettable adventure. In 2017, Rob and his wife had just turned sixty years old and were recreational cyclists at best. But they refused to let their age prevent them from pursuing their goals and dreams. Instead, they embarked from San Diego on a 3,000-mile bicycle tour across the southern United States, hoping to reach the Atlantic Ocean...

The London Cycling Guide, Updated Edition is your complete guide to life in the cycle lane. Written by the author of London's most popular cycling blog and using years of experience and contributions from readers, it offers more than 30 leisurely routes covering both inner and outer London. Each itinerary is described in detail with a series of points of interest also pinpointed on an accompanying route map. Boxed information with each route shows...

Ever wanted to take a bicycle vacation? Go on a bike date? Convert your beater into a fixie? Or are you just curious about the anthropology of urban cycling culture? The Urban Biking Handbook teaches you the anatomy of your bike, how to dismantle it, how to reassemble it, how to make it pretty, how to make it ugly"and most importantly, how to make it yours. Bike your way through car-jammed cities, under overpasses, and over the hills and far away...

The revised edition of the classic cycling guide by Harold Briercliffe of 1950. Used as the inspiration for the Britain by Bike television series and a vital part of the award-winning Britain by Bike book by Jane Eastoe, the original book is reproduced along with suggested cycling routes in the Central England region for today's cyclists. Harold Briercliffe was the Alfred Wainwright of cycling and his books provide great insight into cycling in various...

Eugene A. Sloane, one of the leading authorities on bicycles and bicycling, has completely revised and expanded his invaluable Bicycle Maintenance Manual, adding all new information on equipment, tools, and the latest in bicycle technology. With more than 250 photographs, many of them detailing step-by-step processes such as installing a chain, mending a flat, and building a wheel, Sloane's New Bicycle Maintenance Manual is a must for cyclists of...

For all those who want to move up a gear, this practical guide to cycling techniques and training exercises will help you get better and get fitter. Written by an experienced cyclist and cycling coach, as well as a personal trainer and sports nutrition expert, the book gives full information on how to improve such vital techniques as pedalling, cornering, hill climbing and riding in wet weather as well as providing expert race advice on paceline training,...