Book Description
Ride past trucks, buses, and cars. Pedal past monkeys, tigers, and lions. A bike can take you everywhere.
Author : Byron Barton
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062371797
Ride past trucks, buses, and cars. Pedal past monkeys, tigers, and lions. A bike can take you everywhere.
Author : Matthew Finkle
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 31,55 MB
Release : 2011-05-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1452105642
Cycling is about joy. Sure, it takes willpower, strength, and grit, but at its core, being on a bike is all about rejoicing in the greatest transportational invention in history. I Love My Bike is a photographic celebration of the grand kinship of bicycles, a bond shared by millions of people around the world. This distinctive and affordable coffee table book for cyclists collects the best of the stories, photographs, and bicycles encountered by the authors during numerous cross-country photo-journaling trips. Readers will meet longtime messengers and hardcore roadies, casual commuters and weekend day-trippers, tattoo artists and skateboarders, bike builders and first-time owners—all of them in love with their two-wheeled contraptions. With gorgeous full-color photos on every spread, I Love My Bike delivers the trifecta of awesome for any cyclist: cool people, cool photos, and really, really cool bikes.
Author : Simon Mole
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Limited
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 33,22 MB
Release : 2024-05-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0711256225
I Love My Bike tells the story of a girl's first experience with her bike, and is filled with beautiful illustrations and a heartwarming message of perseverance. There's a flame on the frame and I love how it feels from my head to my heels when my feet push the pedals and the pedals turn the wheels. I love my bike. I Love My Bike is a picture book about a daughter learning to ride a bike with the help of her father. It's also about that exhilarating feeling you get when you succeed at something for the first time as a child. And, most importantly, it's about learning that when you fall off, the best thing to do is get back on again! The story is told through wonderful watercolours from critically acclaimed artist Sam Usher, with words from children's poet Simon Mole. Celebrating both family relationships and being outdoors, this is the perfect read for families everywhere.
Author : Riaan Manser
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 777 pages
File Size : 31,68 MB
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1868424014
In a world first, almost incredibly, Riaan Manser rode a bicycle right around the continent of Africa. It took him two years, two months and fifteen days. He rode 36 500 kilometres through 34 different countries. In Around Africa on my Bicycle, Manser tells the story of this epic journey. It is a story of blood, sweat, toil and tears. It is a story of triumph and occassional disaster. Of nights out under the stars, of searing heat and rain, of endless miles of Africa and of pressing on and never surrendering whatever the odds. Mostly however it is the story of one man's courage and determination to escape the mundane and see the continent he loves and feels so much a part of. It is a story of the human warmth he encounters, and occasionally human wrath and hostility as he crosses troubled countries and borders.
Author : Robert Penn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 13,22 MB
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1608195767
Robert Penn has saddled up nearly every day of his adult life. In his late twenties, he pedaled 25,000 miles around the world. Today he rides to get to work, sometimes for work, to bathe in air and sunshine, to travel, to go shopping, to stay sane, and to skip bath time with his kids. He's no Sunday pedal pusher. So when the time came for a new bike, he decided to pull out all the stops. He would build his dream bike, the bike he would ride for the rest of his life; a customized machine that reflects the joy of cycling. It's All About the Bike follows Penn's journey, but this book is more than the story of his hunt for two-wheel perfection. En route, Penn brilliantly explores the culture, science, and history of the bicycle. From artisanal frame shops in the United Kingdom to California, where he finds the perfect wheels, via Portland, Milan, and points in between, his trek follows the serpentine path of our love affair with cycling. It explains why we ride. It's All About the Bike is, like Penn's dream bike, a tale greater than the sum of its parts. An enthusiastic and charming tour guide, Penn uses each component of the bike as a starting point for illuminating excursions into the rich history of cycling. Just like a long ride on a lovely day, It's All About the Bike is pure joy- enriching, exhilarating, and unforgettable.
Author : John Boettner
Publisher :
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 31,27 MB
Release : 1990-05-12
Category : Bicycle touring
ISBN : 9781721779208
Dead Poets Society meets Stand By Me as 5 real 12- and 13-yr.-olds ride their bicycles 5,000 miles across America. They want to see if their country is as wonderful as their teacher says it is.
Author : Martijn Doolaard
Publisher : Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,15 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Bicycle touring
ISBN : 9783899559064
"Martijn Doolaard traded in the convenience of a car and the distractions of daily life for a cross-continental cycling journey: a biped adventure from Amsterdam to Singapore. Leaving behind repetitive routines, One Year on a Bike indulges in slow travel, the subtlety of a gradually changing landscape, and the lessons learned through travelling. Venturing through Eastern European fields of yellow rapeseed to the intimate hosting culture in Iran, One Year on a Bike is a vivid chronicle of what can happen when the norm is pointedly replaced by exceptional self-discoveries and beautiful sceneries. Doolaard shares the gear and knowledge that made his trip possible." -- Provided by publisher.
Author : C. Calvin Jones
Publisher : Park Tool
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 2019-04-24
Category : Reference
ISBN :
The BBB-4 Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by Calvin Jones is packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures, color photos and repair tips for keeping almost any road or off-road bike running smoothly and trouble-free. Whether it's repairing a flat tire, adjusting brakes and shifting systems, truing wheels, or maintaining hub, headset and bottom bracket bearing systems, the BBB-4 has you covered. Thoroughly researched and revised, the 4th edition of the Big Blue Book contains updated photos, torque specifications and troubleshooting tables, along with new content on wheel building, electronic shifting, 12-speed and 1X drivetrains, tubeless tires, disc brakes, headset and bottom bracket standards, and more. Truly an indispensable tool and reference source for both the novice and advanced bicycle mechanic.
Author : Victor Blaine
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 39,90 MB
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1499402597
Learning how to ride a bike is an important moment in every child’s life. In this volume, readers see how fun it is while learning the basics of biking. This age-appropriate text covers everything from parts of a bike to safety tips, and reminds readers to always wear a helmet. Fun, colorful images, a helpful picture glossary, index, and supplemental websites offer opportunities for additional learning.
Author : Frank Dickens
Publisher :
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 40,84 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Bicycles
ISBN : 9781859603215
Provides children and parents with the necessary information required by 5 to 8 year-olds when learning to ride a bicycle. This character-led story includes a quiz and covers safety aspects; clothing; accessories; and riding techniques.