Summary: "With special feature sections dedicated to the fifty most legendary brands, this is the story of the visionaries who created two-wheeled legends. From the cradle of road biking on the plains of northern Italy to the rugged trails of Marin County, where mountain biking was born, the book explores the most hallowed names in bicycle design, from Cannondale and Campagnolo to Shimano and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universe 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.6 RacingBerto, Frank J.
Summary: "Unlike other bicycle history books, which cover only the first 100 years, this book deals extensively with the second century of bicycle development. It traces the development of the modern derailleur bicycle from its crude beginnings right up to the most modern mountain bikes and road racing bicycles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Van der Plas Publications/Cycle Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2272 BERSummary: Packed with cycling tips, tricks, facts, and history, plus inspirational profiles of top riders, this is the ultimate portable companion for bike-crazy kids. Whether your thing is mountain biking or road racing, it's all here, from fixing a puncture, to learning a BMX stunt, to buying your next bike. There's even a write-in logbook to record personal cycling achievements, a handy guide to bike...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carlton Kids 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.6 ULTRosen, Jody
Summary: "The bicycle is a vestige of the Victorian era, seemingly out of pace with our age of smartphones and ridesharing apps and driverless cars. Yet we live on a bicycle planet. Across the world, more people travel by bicycle than by any other form of transportation. Almost anyone can learn to ride a bike-and nearly everyone does. In Two Wheels Good, writer and critic Jody Rosen reshapes our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.227 ROSHerlihy, David V.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.6 HerlihyLonghurst, James
Summary: Americans have been riding bikes for more than a century now. So why are most American cities still so ill-prepared to handle cyclists? James Longhurst, a historian and avid cyclist, tackles that question by tracing the contentious debates between American bike riders, motorists, and pedestrians over the shared road.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: We are traffic!: this documentary chronicles the history and development of the "critical mass" bicycle movement, which reclaims city streets by bicycle activists riding en masse. The program tracks this leaderless, grassroots movement from its beginnings in San Francisco in 1992 to its spread across the globe to over 100 cities in 14 countries. Features shots of critical mass in action in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Green Planet Films 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WEPridmore, Jay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MBI Pub. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.6 PridmoreHamilton, Sue L.
Summary: Looks at the notable cyclists and moments in the history of the Tour de France, and describes the rules, strategies, and dangers of competitive cycling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.6 HAMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J796.6 HAMSummary: The Netherlands - Join Brianna Barnes as she embarks across The Netherlands. Amsterdam City Guide 2 - Brianna Barnes and Jonathan Atherton explore Amsterdam, a city known for its progressive spirit, canals, bicycles, art, history, and culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.9 GLOWilson, Libby
Summary: "Talks about the history and sexism of the sport cycling. It goes from the invention of bikes to present day, mentioning trailblazing women athletes in cycling"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.6 WILGoodrich, David M.
Summary: "The traces of the Underground Railroad hide in plain sight: a great church in Philadelphia; a humble old house backing up to the New Jersey Turnpike; an industrial outbuilding in Ohio. Over the course of four years, David Goodrich rode his bicycle 3,000 miles east of the Mississippi to travel the routes of the Underground Railroad and delve into the history and stories in the places where they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023