Cycling Bible: The Complete Guide For All Cyclists From Novice To Expert

by Robin Barton

The Cycling Bible is an essential reference for those new to cycling as well as the everyday rider, those riding for fitness or interested in road racing, as well as for mountain bike enthusiasts. From practical maintenance to safety and skills, it is a complete, user-friendly guide with step-by-step diagrams and helpful color photos, providing readers with all the knowledge they need to get the most out of their bike and their rides. Beginning with the anatomy of the bicycle, readers will discover how to get the right size and fit for them. There is guidance on buying essential gear, including female-specific gear. Practical tips and detailed explanations provide the confidence to tackle repair jobs along with tutorials on skills and techniques from negotiating city streets to off-road riding. For those who want to take riding a pedal further, a month-by-month racing calendar and a guide to racing etiquette encourage readers to develop new skills. An international touring section recommends the world's riding hot spots, features family-friendly routes, tracks the great road races, and explores the breathtaking scenery of the top mountain-bike meccas. The Cycling Bible is a lively, accessible, and authoritative guide for cyclists at any level. Find it all here! Choosing the right bike Mountain biking Road cycling Essential gear Riding techniques Safety tips Cycling for fitness Dealing with common injuries Racing Bike maintenance Cycling with a family Training programs The world's top riding hot spots International touring guide  

Genres: Nonfiction, Cycling

356 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

Reviews

[Cold · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Cycling Bible continually shames you for not acting like a "high performance athlete", a lot like how the Bible gets you for not believin'. Only the original Bible does so via barbaric tales whereas our lycra clad messiah is much less poetic.

I mainly wanted to understand how to do use my new heart rate monitor to boost speed while bike packing. The answer didn't come till the appendix: long rides (1-4 hours) in Zone 2. Well then.

Far more airport bestseller motivation than sports science.

[Olwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Detailed and useful.

[Calon · Rating 4 out of 5]

入门级的读物，图片丰富，穿插一些历史知识，老鸟不会感兴趣。

[Alexander Van Leadam · Rating 3 out of 5]

The wide scope of this book is its main attraction and problem. There's information on a myriad of cycling subjects, usually in an encyclopaedic manner: some parts are overviews that help novices but stop shy of providing real insights, while others contain useful rules of thumb and tips that can help more experienced cyclists. The order of subjects doesn't help, with maintenance coming after racing and tourism. The main problem with such books is that the Internet is so full of detailed information, including through instructional films, that the books seem rather too abstract and often outdated.

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Covers all topics that may be useful to a novice cyclist. Devoting a page to each topic, it covers the history of the bike, types of bike, nutrition, all the way through to cycle friendly cities and mountain bike trails in different countries. There is a large section on racing and training, and a decent section on mountain biking, giving basic tips. But as it tries to cover all the bases it doesn't go into any depth.

[amypete · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very basic guide. Good graphics.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

really very handy!