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Bicycle - The Noblest Invention
2003
An unusually shaped cornucopia of pictures and essays about every aspect of bicycling that contains enough to inspire the neophyte and provide interest for those steeped in cycle culture
The National Cycle Collection
An enthusiast-run museum in Llandrindo Wells, mid-Wales, that is overflowing with fascinating exhibits
The Ultimate Cycle Route Planner
2009
A map of the UK showing cycling routes at a scale that would work for route-planning and tour selection
TV adverts featuring cycling
Aardman animation
The Peculiar Adventures Of Hector
2007
A stunning piece of animated story telling deployed as a children's road safety campaign
Samuel Abt
Breakaway
1985
The 1984 Tour de France recounted in reportage style by one of cycling's best most meticulous observers
Frederick Alderson
England By Bicycle
1974
A description of a circumnavigation completed in the Spring of 1973 that while old fashioned in its scheme is surprisingly undated
William C Anderson
The Great Bicycle Expedition
1973
The light-hearted account of a journey made by a new-to-cycling couple in their fifties and their young adult children from Copenhagen to Calais in the summer of 1972
James Arnold
The Joyous Wheel
1940
A cycle-tourist's pen portraits of his excursions about rural Britain in the last glimmers of the pre-world war two sun
Lance Armstrong
Its Not About The Bike
2000
A massively successful account of Armstrong's life up to his first Tour victory that is as skilfully tailored to the cancer community and general market, as it is unsatisfying to a cycle enthusiast
Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Kreutz
My Comeback
2009
A photographic record of Armstrong's 2009 season, that provides a more compelling portrait of the Texan than any of his biographies
dir John Badham
American Flyers (film)
1985
An affecting tale of two brothers' complicated relationship with each other, and cycle racing, much of the action for which comes from an early 1980s edition of the Coors Classic
Richard Ballantine
Richards 21st Century Bicycle Book
2000
A comprehensive introduction to all things cycling argued with a excitingly intense moral power
Julian Barnes
Cross Channel
1996
A collection of short stories about Brits in France, one of which features a neophyte professional cyclist
Mark Beaumont
Speaker tour
2010
Two epic rides recounted on a tour of 38 major venues
Mark Beaumont
The Man Who Cycled The World
2009
An engaging account of a record breaking circumnavigation of the globe covering 18,297 miles in 194 days during 2007 - 2008
Daniel Behrman
The Man Who Loved Bicycles
1973
A series of essays an recolections about life and the culture of cycling as a form of transport by a perceptive US writer, living in France in the early 1970s
Bike Snob NYC
Systematically And Mercilessly Realigning The World Of Cycling
2010
Caustic comedy and common sense are married on the printed page by the blogging sensation
Jean Bobet
Lapize: Now There Was An Ace
2010
A touching portrait of one of cycle racings pre-WW1 stars
Alan Bradley
The Sweetness At SThe Bottom Of The Pie
2009
A arch and enquiring girl entertainingly pedals around a mid-century Cotswoldian scene solving dastardly crimes old and new
Jobst Brandt
The Bicycle Wheel
1981
A treatise, nearly as elegant as its subject, that guides readers through the physics and engineering of this remarkable invention
Philippe Brunel, trans Lois Lovett
An Intimate Portrait Of The Tour De France
1996
A richly illustrated look behind the scenes of the great race from the 1920s to the 1990s that is a joy to flick through, so long as you ignore the text
Beryl Burton
Personal Best
1986
The matter-of-fact autobiography of arguably Britain's greatest ever sportswoman
Howard Briercliffe
Cycling Touring Guides
1947 - 1950
A series of guides to cycling in Britain from the baggy-shorts-and-saddlebags era
David Byrne
Bicycle Diaries
2009
A collection of reflections on cycling in cities, including Berlin, Istanbul, London and New York that contains interesting points amid a level of slight detail that will frustrate all but die-hard fans
Vanessa Cabban
Bertie and Small and the fast bike ride
1999
An illustrated book aimed at children under fives or first readers
Mike Carden
The Full English
2007
An eighteen-day ride from Dorset to Northumbria undertaken in 2006, entertainingly recounted with a sense of humour that will appeal to some, but is sufficiently deft that those who don't enjoy bike-and-rider dialogues should not be put off
Al Churcher
Cycling Country Lanes & Byways (Suffolk)
2008
An attractively produced return of 'the cyclists' favourite' scale of maps that has much to recommend it but can be struggle for some route finding
Jeff Connor
Wide Eyed And Legless
1988
A tabloid journalist travels with the only British team to enter the Tour de France in the past 40 years to provide a hilarious account of their disastrous participation in the 1987 event
Cycling
Profile Road Book Of England
1919
A pocket book providing distances, altitude profiles and notes on road surfaces, covering journeys between the principal destinations of the Kingdom
Tim Dawson
Caffine Fix
2010
Original article first publshed in The Sunday Times on 27 June 2010
Tim Dawson
Groupies - meet behind the bike shed
2010
Original article first published in The Sunday Times on 30 May 2010
Tim Dawson
Tesco is coming - don't panic
2010
Original article first published in The Sunday Times on 2 May 2010
Tim Dawson
Explosive Issues
2010
Original article first published in the April 2010 edition of BikeBiz
Tim Dawson
The Lost Cafe Society
2010
Original article first published in The Sunday Times 21 March 2010
Tim Dawson
At last it's hip to be an old codger
2009
Original article about the Slow Bike Movement, first published in The Sunday Times
Tim Dawson
Be thankful for peddling dentists
2009
Original article about the cost of top end road bikes over the decade to 2009
Tim Dawson
My Badge Of Honour
2009
Original article about training young people to cycle safely
Tim Dawson
Maps Are Looking Lost
2009
Original article about maps and GPS
Tim Dawson
Mountains Crumble
2009
Original article about the decline of mountain bike sales
Tim Dawson
Torture By HobNob
2009
Original article about cycle computers that feature calorie counters
Tim Dawson
Give me room, Gordon
2009
Original article about the campaign for a statutory passing distance
Tim Dawson
Long Arm Of PC Pedal
2009
Original article about the cycling law men
Tim Dawson
I'm folding
2000
An original article first published in The List (Edinbugh and Glasgow's listings magazine) on 8 June 2000
Tim Dawson
Cycling in cities
1996
Original article extolling the pleasures of cycle touring in cities, first published in Cycling Plus
Tim Dawson
Peddling two-wheeled dreams
1997
Original article that first appeared in The Sunday Times 22 June 1997
Tim Dawson
Cycling Across Spain
1998
Article about a seven day trans-Iberian ride, first published in Cycling Plus
Tim Dawson
The Age Old Battle
2009
Original article about the spiritual dimension of fixing puncutres first published in The Sunday Times
Philip Diprose (ed)
The Ride issue one, ed
2008
An entertaining anthology of short pieces of writing and collections of photographs or other graphic images from all kinds of cyclists
Todd Downs
Bicycling Illustrated Bicycle Maintenance
2005
A comprehensive repair manual that is rich in step-by-step photos and exploded diagrams aimed at the most serious end of the consumer market
Andrew Eames
Blue River, Black Sea
2009
The Danube from source to sea, largely by bike, recounted in a rewarding travelogue that is rich in historical contextualisation and cultural insight
Jane Eastoe
Britain By Bike
2010
A 'celeb'-endorsed, tv-advertised, nostalgia-infused guide whose main appeal is a gift purchase
Christine Elliot and David Jabolinka
Custom Bicycles
2009
A sumptuously photographed catalogue of 39 contemporary custom builders who build every kind of bicycle, from workshops around the developed world
Mary Elsy
Pedals And Petticoats
2005
Four young women cycle through Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Spain in the summer of 1950 - enjoyably recounted, fifty years later
Matthew Engel
Eleven Minutes Late
2009
An enjoyable journalistic survey of Britain's railway network and its history
Jeremy Evans
Cycling Facts And Feats
1996
A surprising treasure trove of information packaged as an adolescent gift book
Polly Evans
Its Not About The Tapas
2003
An enjoyable account of a solo bicycle journey made around parts of Spain made (probably) in 2002. It would serve as a good primer to Spain but also have something for those who know the country well
Laurent Fignon
We Were Young And Carefree
2010
An inteligent and poignant account of one of the 1980s most brilliant stars
William Fotheringham
Put Me Back On My Bike In Search Of Tom Simpson
2002
An account of the life of the British star of 1960s cycling that raises the bar for cycling biography
William Fotheringham
A Century Of Cycling
2003
A coffee-table-sized book containing a good history of the major races in professional road cycling
William Fotheringham
Fallen Angel - The Passion Of Fausto Coppi
2009
A riveting biography that paints an engaging picture of post-war Italy and of the man considered by many to be the greatest racing cyclist of all time
William Fotheringham
Roule Britannia
2005
A highly readable history of British participation in the Tour de France 1955 2004
Paul Fournel
Need For The Bike
2003
A selection of 500 - 800 word reflections on the author's passion for pedalling that forms a poetic and magical journey in to the heart of a cyclist
Peter Fleming
News from Tartary a journey from Peking to Kashmir
1936
An account of a famous 3,500 trek through China and into India
Tom Fremantle
Johnny Ginger's Last Ride
2000
A surprisingly enjoyable and insightful account of a twenty-something journalist's solo ride from the UK to Australia in 1996
Mick Gambling
Mick Gambling On Cycling
1981
Humorous articles depicting the life of a provincial tester originally published in Cycling (Weekly) in the preceding sixteen years
Nikki Giovanni
Bicycles
2009
A book of 'popular' poetry whose premise is a clumsy metaphor
Dave Gorman
Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop And Stand Up
2009
A stand up comedy tour being undertaken by bicycle, taking in the UK's extreme compass points and visiting around 30 venues
Johnny Green
Push Yourself Just A Little Bit More
2005
A gonzo account of the 2003 Tour recounted in rock n' roll patois in which the race and results take a back seat to a rollercoaster back-stage view of the event
Tony Hadland
The Moulton Bicycle
1981
A very readable account of the development and production of one of the greatest pieces of cycle engineering
Richard Hallett
Cycle Maintainance
2002
A nicely illustrated and easy to follow entry-level manual on bicycle maintenance
Jan Heine and Jean-Pierre Praderes
The Golden Age Of Handbuilt Bicycles
2009
A sumptuous photographic history of French touring bicycles manufactured between 1930 and 1950 that recounts a little-known period of cycling history and celebrates two-wheeled engineering at its most delightful
Paul Henderson
Cycling In The French Alps
2005
A detailed guide to eight, multi-day cycle tours in the Alps including numerous colour photographs, route itineraries and ride profiles
Harry Henniker
101 Mountain-bike routes in Scotland
1998
Well-described mountain bike routes all over Scotland - generally of the off-road touring variety
David Henshaw
Brompton Bicycle
2009
An epistle to commuting's magic key that does its subject proud
Harry Hewitt Griffin
Bicycles And Tricycles Of The Year facsimile introduced by Noel Marsham
1886
A late Victorian bicycle buyers guide providing descriptions and illustrations of nearly 200 wheeled machines, including penny farthings, faciles, tricycles and quadricycles, republished as a facsimile
Tony Hewson
In Pursuit Of Stardom
2006
A joyous account of three Brits, an old ambulance and a lot of cycle races, that provides a dazzling insight in the Britain and France in the late 1950s
Ian Hibell
Into The Remote Places
1984
An episodic account of cycle journeys made in the early 1970s across the Darien gap, south through Africa (including the Sahara) and west-east across South America from Lima to Recife in Brazil
Elizabeth Hilton
By Bike To Budapes
t
1996
A ride from Denmark to Budapest undertaken by a family of six - the four children being aged from around 10 to 16 during the summer of 1994. The ride was more of a success than the book - although it would provide a useful primer for anyone planning a long ride with children
Tim Hilton
One More Kilometer And We Are In The Showers
2004
A collection of memories, autobiography and lists by a talented writer who provides a treat for anyone who has been touched by cycling culture
Katharine Holabird ill. Helen Craig
Angelina's Birthday
1989
A nice illustrated tale, intended to be read to girls aged 3 - 6
Paul Howard
Sex, Lies And Handlebar Tape
2008
A biography of Jacques Anquetil, the dominant racing cyclist of the late 50s and early 60s, including his highly unconventional post-career family life
Michael Hutchinson
The Hour
2006
An engaging account of Hutchinsons preparation for, and attempt on, the hour record, taking in much of the history and mythology of the record along the way
Jerome K Jerome
Three Men On The Bummel
1900
A series of very humorous incidents featuring the triumvirate who first came to life in Three Men In A Boat - this time hung, very loosely, on a cycling holiday in Germany
Dan Joyce
The CTC Guide To Family Cycling
2009
A sound and comprehensive distillation of everything needed to help a family pedal off
Paul Kimmage
Rough Ride
1990
A compelling, warts-and-all, account of the author's short career as a professional cycle racer written partially to expose the sport's drug culture
Ralph Hurne
The Yellow Jersey
1973
A pacy novel with a washed up pro-cyclist as its main charecter
Tom Kevill-Davies
The Hungry Cyclist
2009
A ride in 2006-7 from New York, across the US, then through Mexico, Central and South America to Rio in search of culinary delights, entertainingly, sometimes gruesomely, recounted
Tim Krabbe
The Rider
1978
A exploration of the experience of racing a bicycle written as an account of a fictional race
Paul Lamarra
The Ultimate Scottish Cycling Book
2003
An area-by-area guide to cycle touring in Scotland, based on a tour made in 2002, including extensive how to information
Robin and Chris Lawrie
Shock Tactics
2000
A fun, early reading, with cartoon-style illustrations series of childrens' books featuring a gang of young mountain bikers - aimed at those of eight and above
The Best Of Bicycling!
ed Harley M Leete
1970
Seventy eight articles culled from the US magazine Bicycling!'s late 1960s numbers that are as lively, fascinating and, horizon-expanding, as they were on original publication
Alan McCulloch
Trial By Tandem
1951
A nicely observed account of an artistic Austrialian couples tour through France and Italy a couple of years after the second world war
Rory McMullan
Cycling To Work, A Beginners Guide
2007
A useful primer for those who have not cycled to work before
Bernard Magnouloux
Travels With Rosinante
1988
A compelling account of a five-year, minimal-budget, round-the-world cycle journey starting in 1980. The author took in: Europe; the length of Africa, travelling south; the length of south America, travelling north; the USA travelling east though the southern states and then crossing to California; China to Nepal and some major excursions in India and Pakistan
Benjo Maso
The Sweat of the Gods
2005
An alternative history of professional cycle racing focussing on the external, and frequently malign, influences that have shaped the sport
Anthony Masters
Bicycle Blues
2000
An adventure story featuring a stolen bicycle aimed at readers aged around seven or eight
Chas Messenger
Ride And Be Damned
1998
A richly illustrated, but occasionally confused, account of the post second world war split in British racing cycling
Christian Miller
Daisy, Daisy
1980
A mother of adult children defies her progeny to cycle access the United States on a Bickerton in the late 1970s
Richard Moore
In Search of Robert Millar
2007
A readable and stimulating biography of Britain's most sucessful stage race rider
Richard Moore
Heroes, Villains and Veoldromes, Chris Hoy and the Track Cycling Revolution
2008
A well-written and enjoyable biog of Sir Chris taking in the evolution of the entire track cycling phenomenon that came out of the east of Scotland in the 1990s
Tim Moore
French Revolutions
2001
A humerous account of the authors attempt to cycle the route of the Tour despite his lack of experience on a bicycle
Blake Morrison
Too True
1998
A collection of pieces by one of the UK's most poetic writers - worth seeking out for the short story and the article about cycling
S H Moxham
Fifty Years of Road Racing The History of the North Road Cycling Club
1935
A serious-minded club history that is better on the earlier years of its canvass
Dervla Murphy
Full Tilt Ireland To India With a Bicycle
1965
An account of a cycle journey made in the first half of 1963 covering precisely the journey described in the title, by an Irish woman in her early 30s. Most of the book concentrates on the portion of her ride that took her through Afghanistan and Pakistan where she made some truly remarkable rides, including cycling the length of the Khyber Pass and a hair-raising journey through the Babusar Pass
Anne Mustoe
A Bike Ride
1991
The author gives up her job as headmistress of a girls boarding schools and spends 1987 and 1988 cycling around the world. Following the route of Alexander the Great, this rewarding travelogue is steeped in her enthusiasm for the classics
Eric Newby
Round Ireland in Low Gear
1987
Two inexperienced cyclists take to Ireland's roads in the mid-1980s and squeeze juice from a tired concept by dint of the author's writerly talents
Graeme Obree
Flying Scotsman
2003
From attempts on the hour record to attempts on his own life, the Scottish cyclists' story in his own words
Mike Parker
Map Addict
2009
British maps and their meanings entertainingly plotted across the contours of writer's own obsession with them
Brian Patten ill. Arthur Robins
The Magic Bicycle
1993
An enjoyable illustrated adventure poem, to be read to three to six year olds
Frank Patterson
The Frank Patterson Picture Book
1978
A collection of 130 of the black-and-white line illustrations of Britain's most celebrated cycling draughtsmen - originally published in the CTC magazine from 1925 until Patterson's death in 1952
Pamela Pease
The Pop Up Tour De France
2009
An imaginative introduction to the great race, with a sound text, and some fun - if not ground-breaking - paper engineering
Rob Penn
A Place To Cycle
2005
A lavishly illustrated catalogue of 25 suggested 'amazing cycle tours' around the world that is as potently inspiring as it is practically threadbare
Robert Penn
It's All About The Bike
2010
An enjoyable spin through cycling history on the trail of the perfect bike
Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell
A Canterbury Pilgrimage
1885
An illustrated account of a ride on an early tandem tricycle journey made by an American couple whose cycling travelogues did much to make wheeled touring respectable in Victorian Britain
Kate Petty
Bicycles Around The World
2006
A series of spreads, each featuring cycling in different parts of the world, with an accompanying four line text that could be read by a five or six year old
Helen Pidd
Bicycle
2010
A newbies guide to life on two wheels that is as fun as it is informative
Jay Pridmore
Classic American Bicycles
1999
A quick spin through the history of US cycle manufacture, lavishly illustrated in colour
Andy Pruitt
Complete Medical Guide For Cyclists
2006
Just the prescription for two-wheeled worriers
Ragged Staff
Cycling Is Such Fun
late 1940s
A series of fictional sketches and tales featuring a 'clubman' and his family traversing the countryside in the forties and fifties
Matt Rendell
The Death Of Marco Pantani
2006
A biography of the meteoric star of 1990s cycling that is readable and thought-provoking; if ultimately depressing
Matt Rendell
Olympic Gangster - the legend of José Beyaert
2009
A footnote in cycling's history is the connective tissue for a thrilling panorama of twentieth-century Columbia
Jack Rennert
100 Years Of Bicycle Posters
1973
A fabulous collection of colour reproductions of cycling posters, mainly from the early years of the twentieth century, with a perceptive introduction and notes on each plate
Andrew Ritchie
Major Taylor
1988
An important readable biography of one of the most historically important stars of late nineteenth century US cycling
Derek Roberts
Cycling History Myths And Queries
1991
A fastidiously researched exploration 166 issues in cycling history, arranged in question-and-answer style, mainly concerned with the nineteenth century development of the bicycle and the first golden age
Angela Royston
How Is A Bicycle Made?
2007
Aimed at 5-6 year old children, this book tells a simplified story of how raw materials become a bicycle that is retailed
Nick Sanders
The Great Bike Ride
1988
An enjoyable and surprisingly undated account of a 13,000 mile round-the-world ride, over 80 days, ridden at a record-breaking average of 170 miles a day, undertaken in 1985
Lola Schaefer
Bicycles read and learn
2003
A colourful paperback aimed at young readers, probably in the first years of primary school.
Natasha Scott-Stokes
The Amber Trail
1993
A ride from Gdansk to Thessaloniki in 1992, initially intended to recreate the ancient route on which amber was transported, but better for its descriptions of some of eastern Europe shortly after the fall of the Berlin wall
Matt Seaton
The Escape Artist
2002
Autobiography on two wheels including genuine tragedy and highly perceptive observations
Bettina Selby
Pilgrim's Road
1994
An inspiring account of a spiritually enthused-pilgrimage on the camino, to Santiago de Compestella, undertaken in the early 90s
Eileen Sheridan
Wonder Wheels
1956
A charming, period piece of an autobiography by the dominant force in UK women's cycling during the early 1950s
Chris Sidwells
Complete Bike Book
2003
A colourful introduction to all things cycling probably aimed at younger teenagers
Chris Sidwells
Tour Climbs
2008
A useful catalogue of the Tours Cols that falters before the summit
Eugene A Sloan
Sloane's Complete Book Of Bicycling
1970 - 1995
An encyclopaedic guide to bicycle buying, maintenance and use. Aimed at the new rider, it is rich in sound wisdom, if a little wearing in its determination to be comprehensive
dir Ralph Smart
A Boy A Girl And A Bike
1949
Film: Up hill and down dale with a Yorkshire cycling club in pursuit of romance, robbers and road racing
Steve Snowling
Bicycle Mechanics In Workshop And Competition
1993
An accessible manual of cycle preparation and maintenance aimed at serious road racers and those who seek to be professional race mechanics
Thomas Stevens
Around The World On A Bicycle
1885
An account of the first globe-encircling cycle ride that is so lively and fresh that its vintage is quickly forgotten
Sarah Stinton
Only Mad Dogs And Englishwomen
2010
An enjoyable account of a young woman's solo LEJOG in 1997
Ronald F Sudbury
Stamp Collecting For The Cyclist
1981
An illustrated catalogue of stamps issued between 1887 and 1979 that feature bicycles
Philip Sumner ill. Alan Osbahr
Early Bicycles
1966
An enormously attractive large format book of detailed plates showing a dozen early bicycles, accompanied by a good, short history of cycles up to the early years of the twentieth century
Richard P Talbot
Designing and Building Your Own Frameset
1979
A thorough technical guide to building a steel bicycle frame, including the design, cutting, brazing and finishing of the frame. There are many step-by-step photographs and tables of technical information
François Truffaut
Jules et Jim
1962
An atmospheric and beautifully constructed portrait of a menage à trois and the gathering troubles of the twentieth century, some of it conducted on bicycles
The Bicycle - the complete BBC series
David Taylor
1990
A well-made and insightful series of television programs on all aspects of cycling
Gavin Turk
Les Bikes Du Bois Rond
2010
A jolly event-as-art piece in on bicycles around Essex and Suffolk
Various
The (Haynes)Racing Bike Book
2007
A general introduction to all things connected with racing bikes, aimed at novices and lavishly illustrated with colour photographs
Various contributors
The Bicycle Book
2006
A general introduction to cycling for leisure and transport, illustrated with colour photographs in a magazine style and aimed at adult readers
Rob Van Der Plas
Simple Bicycle Repair
2004
A pocket-sized, colour-illustrated guide to all basic aspects of cycle maintenance that could usefully be kept in most tool boxes
Rob Van Der Plas
Mountain Bike Maintenance
2007
Lavishly illustrated in colour, this is a very competently written and assembled guide to fixing most things on most bikes, as well as such mountain-bike specific jobs, such as servicing your suspension
Rob Van Der Plas
Cycle Repair Step By Step
1993
A comprehensive and well-explained guide to cycle repair, with extensive colour illustration
Anne Vardy
Twelve Wheels From Turkey
1988
Vardy, her husband and five pre-teen children cycle from Istanbul back to Blighty in the spring and summer of 1987, in a journey partially propelled by the family's ever-visible Christian faith
James Waddington
Bad To The Bone
1998
Science fiction meets cycling in a thought-provoking tale of pharmaceutically enhanced sport
J B Wadley
From the pen of J B Wadley, ed Adrian Bell
2002
A collection of articles about competitive cycling by one of Britain's most celebrated cycle journalists
Simon Warren
100 Greatest Cycling Climbs
2010
A nicely executed gazetteer of tarmac ascents in the UK on which to perform pedalling heroics
Warrington Cycle Campaign
Crap Cycle Lanes
2007
A stocking-filler book cataloguing the failings of UK cycle-lane construction
Bradley Wiggins
In Pursuit Of Glory
2008
A pedestrian account of a stellar career
Jim Willis
Journey Home
2000
The interior monologue of a Church minister on a ride from Florida to Massachusetts that starts promisingly but is waylaid by a more personal psycho-drama
Jim Willis (complied by)
The Frank Patterson Picture Book
1978
A collection of 130 of the black-and-white line illustrations of Britain's most celebrated cycling draughtsmen - originally published in the CTC magazine from 1925 until Patterson's death in 1952
Albert Winstanley
The Golden Wheels of Albert Winstanley
1985
A delicious collection of articles, mainly describing day rides in north Lancashire and the Lake District
Albert Winstanley
Golden Days Awheel
1991
A second collection of spirited touring reminiscences that are a fireside delight
Albert Winstanley
Owd Tom
1992
A nicely illustrated celebration of cyclist that delivers a strong flavour of cycling in the 1920s and of the haunts of Lancashire cyclists of that era
Charlie Woods
Bikie
2001
An enjoyable memoir of racing cycling in west London in the 1950s, with some perceptive essays on more recent cycle culture
Robert Wright
Building Bicycle Wheels
1977
A slender volume that does exactly what it promises on the cover provides enough information to allow you to build you own wheels
Peter Yates
Breaking Away
1979
FILM: Class, cycling and smokestack Americana in a film whose appeal is undiminished by time
Robert Wright
Building Bicycle Wheels
1977
A slender volume that does exactly what it promises on the cover provides enough information to allow you to build you own wheels