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Loading... The Ultimate Bicycle Owner's Manual: The Universal Guide to Bikes, Riding, and Everything for Beginner and Seasoned Cyclistsby Eben Weiss
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Everything you need to know to purchase, maintain, and ride a bike for recreation, commuting, competition, travel, and beyond! From the bike world's most beloved and trusted advocate. Eben Weiss, aka Bike Snob NYC, is the voice of cyclists everywhere. Through his popular blog he has been informing, entertaining, and critiquing the bike-riding community since 2007. With his latest book, The Ultimate Bicycle Owner's Manual, Weiss makes his vast experience and practical advice available to bike "newbies" and veterans alike. Chapters cover Obtaining a Bike, Understanding Your Bike, Maintaining Your Bike, Operating Your Bike, Off-Road Riding, Coexisting with Drivers, Competitive Cycling, Bike Travel, Cycling with Kids, and What the Future Holds for Bikes in our Communities. Weiss's humorous, down-to-earth style takes all the mystery and intimidation out of cycling and will inspire even the most hesitant couch potato to get out and ride! Eben Weiss is the blogger behind Bike Snob NYC. He is the author of Bike Snob, Bike Snob Abroad, and The Enlightened Cyclist. He lives in New York City with his family. No library descriptions found. |
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Wikipedia in English
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* On Fat Bikes (mountain bike with fat tires): "Basically, if you saw Fargo and thought it was a documentary, then you might want to consider a fat bike."
* On the Cyclist's Bill of Rights: "3. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO A SMUG SENSE OF SUPERIORITY. It's an unavoidable by-product of riding. Enjoy it. Just keep it to yourself."
* On 'Your helmet Miranda Rights: "2. Failure to use a helmet will be used against you in a newspaper article, regardless of its relevance ("The cyclist's leg was severed by the drunk driver. She was not wearing a helmet.")"
* On Cleaning Your Bike: "Roadies, for example, treat bikes like they're underwear: wash after every use. The reality, though, is that bikes are much more like jeans."
There is tons of useful information for both the newby and (so-called) expert. Lot's of good, basic illustrations too. I'm one of those guys that rode a $49.99 Toys-R-Us road bike for several years for a 20 mile daily round-trip commute, so I guess I know bikes. This book's going to get this 58 year old dude back and up and cycling. Based on Mr. Weiss' descriptions of different types of bikes, I think I'm going to go with the Dutch bike, ". . . or, as the Dutch call it, a bike."
And I promise to look into changing my chain regularly as it stretches out and causes extra wear and tear to my gears (I did not know that).
(copy of my review on Amazon.com) (