tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post3088811811505570689..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: 50 Good Bicycle BooksKent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-76615754304298658942014-03-18T09:41:26.251-07:002014-03-18T09:41:26.251-07:00Hi,
Have you seen my book "Every Inch of the...Hi,<br /><br />Have you seen my book "Every Inch of the Way; My Bike Ride around the World". It's about a 9.5 month, 23,000 km bike tour I did in 2011. You might be interested to read it.<br /><br />More info here www.tombrucecycling.com<br /><br />Book available on Amazon here:<br />http://www.amazon.com/Every-Inch-Way-Around-World/dp/148208306XTom Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851689623008845551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-18353968949418243362013-06-02T08:56:29.970-07:002013-06-02T08:56:29.970-07:00Wow! this was a great list... I've read a lot ...Wow! this was a great list... I've read a lot of books from your list which are quite nice. I found a good read bicycle book too which I couldn't see from your list. Its being authored by Dave Stamboulis http://www.amazon.com/Odysseus-Last-Stand-ebook/dp/B00D4LMIU2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1370163239&sr=1-1&keywords=odysseus+last+standAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-67953282750151483812011-11-09T18:47:47.866-08:002011-11-09T18:47:47.866-08:00The Wheels of Chance, by H.G. Wells. Not at all li...The Wheels of Chance, by H.G. Wells. Not at all like his science fiction; a young draper's assistant goes off on a cycling vacation and helps a damsel in distress. It and the next two I mention are available as a free download at manybooks.net<br /><br />Fun for its old-timey melodrama: The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tyre Co., Ltd., by Arthur Morrison (1897). The shenanigans of the stock market and speculators have been with us for over a century.<br /><br />I second the motion for Across Asia on a Bicycle, by Thomas Gaskell Allen. What an amazing journey! They spoke none of the languages of the countries they rode through, didn't use interpreters, and at one point mention casually that they had covered around 200 miles that day through mountain terrain. They carried everything, which in China meant carrying pounds and pounds of metal cash to pay for things along with other supplies.<br /><br />Fan girl moment: I got to meet Mia Birk, author of Joyride, just yesterday. She was at the Pullman campus of Washington State University (I work at WSU Spokane). She's awesome.Barb Chamberlain, Bike Style Spokanehttp://www.bikestylespokane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-35508463353187036882011-11-08T08:16:14.881-08:002011-11-08T08:16:14.881-08:00Good list. I also have a copy of Pedaling Revoluti...Good list. I also have a copy of <em>Pedaling Revolution.</em><br /><br />About 15 years-ago, I stumbled on a remaindered hard-cover copy of <em>Travels with Rosinante</em>, a round-the-world odyssey, by Bernard Magnouloux.<br /><br />It's a great read and I was surprised to receive a humorous comment on my <a href="http://veloweb.ca/bicycle-touring/" rel="nofollow">bicycle touring page</a> from Bernard, earlier this year.<br /><br />A book I also recommend on that page is <em>Into The Remote Places</em> by the late Ian Hibbel--a classic if you can find a copy.<br /><br />Also on my bookshelf:<br /><br /><em>The Wind in My Wheels</em> and <em>Travels in a Strange State</em>, by Josie Dew<br /><br /><em>Stealing from a Deep Place</em>, by Brian Hall<br /><br /><em>On the Trail of Marco Polo</em>, by Brady Fotheringham<br /><br />And as someone mentioned, anything by Dervla Murphy is a safe bet.Raymond Parkerhttp://veloweb.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-32641421562645465062011-11-07T07:48:04.616-08:002011-11-07T07:48:04.616-08:00"The Wonderful Ride" about George Loher,..."The Wonderful Ride" about George Loher, an Oakland butcher, who rode from San Francisco to New York on the rail lines and riding a Stearns Yellow Fellow.<br /><br />Check it out if you can find the time.<br /><br />RichardRichardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-71060829794039892452011-11-05T21:38:49.896-07:002011-11-05T21:38:49.896-07:00Add this to the list, "Heft on Wheels" b...Add this to the list, "Heft on Wheels" by Mike Magnuson....<br /><br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Heft-Wheels-Field-Guide-Doing/dp/1400052408Dan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609122101907983132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-7123661592703668312011-11-05T18:08:27.480-07:002011-11-05T18:08:27.480-07:00Really nice to see Tom Cuthbertson on your list, b...Really nice to see Tom Cuthbertson on your list, but it would have been extra nice to also see his delightful work "Bike Tripping" included as well. It delves more into the philosophy of enjoying the bicycle lifestyle than "Anybody's Bike Book," which is more centered on wrenching.Boon Hugheynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-34462992550806583052011-11-04T03:59:17.477-07:002011-11-04T03:59:17.477-07:00Nice list! Thanks for posting.
Consider also:
&q...Nice list! Thanks for posting.<br /><br />Consider also:<br /><br />"The custom road bike" by Guy Andrews<br /><br />"The bicycle: myth and passion" by Francesco Baroni<br /><br />"So you want to build an HPV?" by The British Human Power Club<br /><br />"High tech cycling" by Ed Burke<br /><br />"The complete book of distance cycling" by Ed Burke & Ed Pavelka<br /><br />"Bicycle design" by Mike Burrows<br /><br />"Journey to the centre of the earth" by Richard & Nicholas Crane<br /><br />"Cystom bicycles" by Christine Eliot & David Jablonka<br /><br />"Bicycle builders Bonanza" by Brad Graham<br /><br />"The competition bicycle" by Jan Heine<br /><br />"Rough ride" by Paul Kimmage<br /><br />"The French revolution: cycling the Tour de France" by Tim Moore<br /><br />"The touring bicycle" by Tony Oliver<br /><br />"Bicycle commuting for fun and profit" by Ed Pavelka<br /><br />"Hell on two wheels" by Amy Snyder (as mentioned in another comment)<br /><br />"Around the world on a bicycle" by Thomas StevensPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460260743695603431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-29252263285959989182011-11-03T20:27:39.329-07:002011-11-03T20:27:39.329-07:00Across Asia on a bicycle: the journey of two Ameri...Across Asia on a bicycle: the journey of two American students from Constantinople to Peking / by Thomas Gaskell Allen, Jr., William Lewis Sachtleben ; with additional notes by Michael W. Perry, editor.<br /><br />1890, the Tale of the Safety Bicycle takes on the unknown, introducing cycling to China.<br /><br />"We were actuated by no desire to make a “record” in bicycle travel, although we covered 15,044 miles on<br />the wheel, the longest continuous land journey ever made around the world."Rando Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110333064824927520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-31855418473067717622011-11-03T10:18:20.926-07:002011-11-03T10:18:20.926-07:00Three Men on a Bummel: http://www.gutenberg.org/eb...Three Men on a Bummel: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2183kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-15240501711135072682011-11-03T07:34:37.181-07:002011-11-03T07:34:37.181-07:00How you could leave Dervla Murphy entirely off you...How you could leave Dervla Murphy entirely off your list boggles the mind. Full Tilt tells the story of how she rode from Ireland to India by herself in 1963. Unbelievable stuff. She wrote a much more recent account of riding through Africa (at quite a senior age) in Ukimwi Road and South From the Limpopo.<br /><br />A great kids book is Mike and the Bike. My son looooooves it.Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886212040029678630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-88260004281521463082011-11-02T15:32:30.966-07:002011-11-02T15:32:30.966-07:00Kent, I just stumbled on this one at the local lib...Kent, I just stumbled on this one at the local lib.<br /><br />Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone: A Philosophical Tour de Force by Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Michael W. Austin, Fritz Allhoff and Lennard Zinn (Aug 17, 2010) <br /><br />Kind of a mismash of essays, most of them on the academic side but interesting.Jim Laudolffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-43428961706168260872011-11-02T11:47:33.110-07:002011-11-02T11:47:33.110-07:00I would like to suggest Around the United States b...I would like to suggest Around the United States by Bicycle. It's the story of 2 young adventurers who touched on every state and territory in the continental United States in 1904. It's available for download at:<br /><br />http://www.archive.org/details/aroundunitedstat00murpBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963284276467415798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-78887058134803453382011-11-01T19:40:21.648-07:002011-11-01T19:40:21.648-07:00Hi Kent
Any of the several bicycle touring books ...Hi Kent<br /><br />Any of the several bicycle touring books by Josie Dew, a Brit. 'Travels in a Strange State' was her account of riding across the USA.<br /><br />And a new one, "On Bicycles", edited by Amy Walker, ex of MOMENTUM magazine. Contributions by 30 plus writers, including me (a bit of shameless self-promotion). <br />Amazon link is: <br />http://tinyurl.com/3f766jv <br /><br />Ron Richings<br />Vancouver, BC<br />Canadaronrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07462847999349653913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-84475840897518906842011-11-01T19:14:59.778-07:002011-11-01T19:14:59.778-07:00Thanks for this list, Kent!
Another vote for Jill...Thanks for this list, Kent!<br /><br />Another vote for Jill Homer's Ghost Trails! Oh, and I also think Stan and Jan's Berenstain's children's book, The Bike Lesson, is an entertaining read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-65898666791824905912011-11-01T18:42:05.123-07:002011-11-01T18:42:05.123-07:00The books about bicycling that I have read most re...The books about bicycling that I have read most recently and enjoyed were:<br /><br />The Masked Rider:Cycling in West Africa by Neil Peart. Neil is the drummer and lyric writer for the rock band Rush. He spent much of his off time from the band touring by bicycle. This is about one of his tours in Africa.<br /><br />The Happiness of Pursuit by Davis Phinney. A book about the career of the U.S. pro with the most career wins and his battle with early on-set Parkinson's. <br /><br />I'll also give a shout out for Jill's books.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-11985993622653191352011-11-01T17:55:29.705-07:002011-11-01T17:55:29.705-07:00I know that your real reason for the list is that ...I know that your real reason for the list is that you have run out of bicycle reading material and you know that if you make a list, people respond.<br /><br />My entry is less about the title than about reminiscing being a 13 year old with a new bike in 1970 - "The Complete Book of Bicycling", Eugene A. Sloane. I devoured that book, even the boring bits.<br /><br />Gene in TacomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-41476640689287259642011-11-01T17:12:14.448-07:002011-11-01T17:12:14.448-07:00Hi Kent,
The Quotable Cyclist by Bill Strickland ...Hi Kent,<br /><br />The Quotable Cyclist by Bill Strickland is an often refered to staple on my bookshelf.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Mikerecumbent conspiracy theoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534820082655384780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-2386211857066602762011-11-01T12:55:47.361-07:002011-11-01T12:55:47.361-07:00I checked this one out from the local library. It...I checked this one out from the local library. It's held my interest. http://www.amazon.com/Art-Urban-Cycling-Lessons-Street/dp/0762727837/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320177244&sr=1-1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-56915954235936998342011-11-01T12:45:30.523-07:002011-11-01T12:45:30.523-07:00"Spokesongs: Bicycle Adventures on Three Cont..."Spokesongs: Bicycle Adventures on Three Continents" by Willie Weir<br /><br />"The Bicycle Wheel" by Jobst Brandtjeffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17240565546555632108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-37658057556315589602011-11-01T10:43:31.531-07:002011-11-01T10:43:31.531-07:00Dear Kent,
"Need for the bike" Paul Fou...Dear Kent,<br /><br />"Need for the bike" Paul Fournel, translated from French and published by U. Nebraska press.<br /><br />It is a memoir of sorts, and is one of the most observant reviews of a life spent awheel I've read. It is a fantastic book.<br /><br />M. Fournel is an experimental writer, publisher, and an avid rider. His passion for both his work and his play shows, and is conveyed with wry wit, restraint, and insight.<br /><br />The French language edition (Besoin de Velo; Ed. de Seuil) is a truly outstanding and luminous read. <br /><br />The translation omits some material he wrote as a journalist (of sorts) for a French newspaper, but retains the heart of the work. <br /><br />Reading either is a pleasure. Strongly recommended.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />Will<br />William M. deRosset<br />Fort Collins, COWMdeRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531125254328045995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-30455061579834049732011-11-01T09:13:14.758-07:002011-11-01T09:13:14.758-07:00One book I particularly enjoyed is:
"The Lea...One book I particularly enjoyed is:<br /><br />"The Lead Goat Veered Off: A Bicycling Adventure in Sardinia" by Neil Anderson.<br /><br />I know it's been mentioned on various bike lists in the past, but I don't see it here. An enjoyable read about traversing Sardinia. Available at Amazon or here:<br />http://www.cyclelogicpress.com/book.html <br /><br />Another good one that seems to be available used via Amazon is:<br /><br />"Round Ireland in Low Gear" - a travelogue of an elderly couple who set off cycle touring around Ireland in the dead of winter in the mid-1980's. <br /><br />Not flawless and it drags occasionally, but often very entertaining and an interesting snapshot of a very different Ireland than exists now.Peter Flintnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-3266722223464458532011-11-01T09:04:00.820-07:002011-11-01T09:04:00.820-07:00Hi Kent,
Great blog! Here's another one for ...Hi Kent,<br /><br />Great blog! Here's another one for the list...<br /><br />"Hell On Two Wheels" by Amy Snyder (Her account of the 2009 RAAM Race)Nick P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07898409547726395949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-38682013174020091202011-11-01T08:21:11.114-07:002011-11-01T08:21:11.114-07:00Hi Keith,
I mentioned Jill's books and some o...Hi Keith,<br /><br />I mentioned Jill's books and some of the other Divide books in some previous posts and I probably erred to much on the "nobody but me is that obsessed with the Divide" direction! All good books on your list.<br /><br />KentKent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-15661829810193484862011-11-01T08:11:19.609-07:002011-11-01T08:11:19.609-07:00A few to consider for your next list:
"Ghost...A few to consider for your next list:<br /><br />"Ghost Trails: Journeys Through a Lifetime" by Jill Homer<br /><br />"Be Brave, Be Strong: A Journey Across the Great Divide" by Jill Homer<br /><br />"Eat, Sleep, Ride" by Paul Howard<br /><br />"Cycling the Great Divide: From Canada to Mexico on America's Premier Long Distance Mountain Bike Route" by Michael McCoy<br /><br />"The Cordillera Volume 1" edited by Eric Bruntjen<br /><br />"The Cordillera Volume 2" edited by Eric Bruntjen<br /><br />"Twenty-Nine Hills" by Marty Basch<br /><br />Egad, a pattern. I guess I like to read about the GDMBR.keithmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543160493854014802noreply@blogger.com