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Bicycle Books


Books on bikes is what makes us tick. Since we add about 3 new or revised bike books annually, you may want to bookmark this page and check it out a couple of times a year. Here’s the list of what’s available at the present time. To find out more on any one book, click on it, and you will be taken straight to the specific book’s information page.

Bicycle Maintenance and Repair Books

Bicycle Touring Books

Bicycle Racing Books

Bicycle History Books

General Bicycle Books

Bicycle Maintenance and Repair Books


NEW BOOK:
Bicycle Repair

Maintenance & Repair of the Modern Bicycle
Rob van der Plas
Mountain Bike Maintenance and Repair
Your Complete Guide to Keeping Your Mountain Bike Going Strongly
Thomas Roegner
Simple Bicycle Repair
Fixing Your Bike Made Easy
Rob van der Plas
NEW BOOK:
Mountain Bike Maintenance

How to Maintain & Repair Your Mountain Bike
Rob van der Plas
       

Bicycle Racing Books


The Six-Day Bicycle Races
America's Jazz-Age Sport
Peter Nye with Jeff Groman and Mark Tyson
NEW: July 2006
Ascent
The Mountains of the Tour de France

Richard Yates
NEW: October 2006
NEW BOOK:
They'll Never Catch You Now
A new novel by the author of The Yellow Jersey
Ralph Hurne
The Crooked Path to Victory
Drugs and Cheating in Professional Bicycle Racing
Les Woodland
NOW most relevant
The Unknown Tour de France
The Many Faces of the World’s Biggest Bicycle Race
Les Woodland
Revised, 2nd edition
Lance Armstrong’s Comeback from Cancer
A scrapbook of Armstrong's early career and recovery from Cancer
Samuel Abt, with photos by James Startt
Tour de France
The 2006 Tour de France in Photographs
James Startt
Armstrong's 6th
The 2004 Tour de France in Photographs
James Startt
   

General Bicycle Books


The Dancing Chain
History and Develop- ment of the Derailleur Bicycle (2nd Ed.)
Frank Berto
The Data Book
100 Years of Bicycle Component and Accessory Design
Cycling for Profit
How to Make a Living with Your Bike
Jim Gregory
Performance Cycling
A Scientific Way to Get the Most out of Your Bike
Stuart Baird
Bicycle Collectibles
With Pricing Guide
Dan Gindling
The Birth of Dirt
Origins of Mountain Biking
Frank Berto
A Woman’s Guide to Bikes and Biking
Julie Harrell
Buying a Bike
How to Get the Best Bike for Your Money
Rob van der Plas

Bicycle Touring Books


Bicycle Touring Holland
With Excursions into Neighboring Belgium and Germany
Katherine Widing
Cycling the Rhine Route
Bicycle Touring along the Historic Rhine River
John Powell
Bicycle Touring
The Complete Book on Touring by Bike
Patricia Vance

Bicycle History Books


Cycle History 16
Proceedings of the 16th International Cycling History Conference
NEW: July 2006
Cycle History 15
Proceedings of the 15th International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 14
This volume only available from the Camberra Bicycle Museum, Australia
Cycle History 13
Proceedings of the 13th International Cycling History Conference 
Cycle History 12
Proceedings of the 12th International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 11
Proceedings of the 11th International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 10
Proceedings of the 10th International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 9
Proceedings of the 9th International Cycling History Conference 
Cycle History 8
Proceedings of the 8th International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 7
Proceedings of the 7th International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 6
Proceedings of the 6th International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 5
Proceedings of the 5th International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 4
Proceedings of the 4th International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 2
Proceedings of the 2nd International Cycling History Conference
Cycle History 1
Proceedings of the 1st International Cycling History Conferencehis16.html
     


* Cycle History 1 through 7 and No. 10 are now only available as photocopied, soft-bound volumes at $45 each.

Also see the category of “General Cycling Books” above for historically relevant titles and the page for “Note Cards” for images of classic bicycles