Selected by a woman “over age 45” who is a beginner, interested in bicycling for fitness, preparing for a long-distance bike ride as a future goal and maybe someday touring by bicycle.
Getting Started
Bicycling Bliss: Riding to Improve your Wellness(Paperback) by Portia H. Masterson, published 2004.
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Comments: I checked this book out from our local library's interlibrary loan program. I thought it had good advice for novice and advanced riders, covering topics such as proper bike fit, stretching and nutrition. It even has a few recipes in the back. The author is an experienced rider and appreciates the different movitations for riding -- leisure, fitness, competition, etc.
Bicycling Magazine's New Cyclist Handbook : Ride with Confidence and Avoid Common Pitfalls (Paperback) by Ben Hewitt (Editor), published 2000.
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Cycling Past 50 (Ageless Athlete Series) (Paperback) by Joe Friel, published 1998.
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Weight Training for Cyclists (The Ultimate Training Series from Velopress, 2) (Paperback) by Ken Doyle, Eric Schmitz, published 1998.
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Smart Cycling : Successful Training and Racing for Riders of All Levels (Paperback) by Arnie Baker, published 1997.
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Bicycling Medicine : Cycling Nutrition, Physiology, Injury Prevention and Treatment For Riders of All Levels (Paperback) by Arnie Baker, published 1998.
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The Essential Cyclist (Essential) (Paperback) by Arnie Baker M. D.
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Bicycle Repair
Bicycle Repair Manual (Paperback) by Chris Sidwells, published 2005.
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Zinn's Cycling Primer: Maintenance Tips & Skill Building for Cyclists (Paperback) by Lennard Zinn, published 2004.
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Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and Repair : For Road and Mountain Bikes (Paperback) by Todd Downs, published 2005.
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Long-distance cycling and touring
The Long Distance Cyclists' Handbook (Paperback) by Simon Doughty, published May 2002.
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The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling : Build the Strength, Skills, and Confidence to Ride as Far as You Want (Paperback) by Edmund R. Burke, Ed Pavelka, Bicycling Magazine (Publisher), published 2000.
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Bicycling Magazine's Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills : Your Guide to Riding Faster, Stronger, Longer, and Safer (Paperback) by Ben Hewitt, published 1998.
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The Essential Touring Cyclist: A Complete Guide for the Bicycle Traveler, Second Edition (Paperback) by Richard A. Lovett, published 2000.
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Bicycling Magazine's Guide to Bike Touring : Everything You Need to Know to Travel Anywhere on a Bike (Paperback) by Doug Donaldson, published 2005.
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Ragbrai: Everyone Pronounces It Wrong (Paperback) by John Karras, Ann Karras, published 1999.
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The Complete Katy Trail Guidebook: Guide to Services, Towns, People, Places and History Along Missouri's Katy Trail (Show Me Series) (Paperback) by Brett Dufur, published 2002.
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Others’ Adventures
Riding with the Blue Moth, by Bill Hancock, published 2005.
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This cycling memoir, written by the coordinator of the NCAA "March Madness" basketball tournament, begins in 2001, when Hancock's son, Will, died in an airplane crash, along with several members of the Oklahoma State basketball team and its staff. Grief stricken, the author and his wife stumbled through their daily routines, unable to conceive of anything that would bring them back to some sort of normality. Then inspiration struck. The author decided to follow through with a project he had been planning before his son's death: a cross-country bicycle trip.
The First Big Ride: A Woman's Journey (Paperback) by Eloise Hanner, published 2000.
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