The bike

A look at bikes and their impact on cities and people. Focusing on history, sociology and Urban Planning. Some fun stuff may be thrown in from time to time

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1	Bike Snob: Systematically Mercilessly Realigning the World of Cycling by BikeSnobNYC 3.68 avg rating — 2,642 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Velocipede Races by Emily June Street (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 160 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels by Robert Penn 3.97 avg rating — 2,196 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Pedal Zombies: Thirteen Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories by Elly Blue (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.77 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities by Jeff Mapes 3.88 avg rating — 507 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	City Cycling by John Pucher (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy by Elly Blue (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 554 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Urban Flow by Jeffrey L. Kidder 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist by Pete Jordan 3.76 avg rating — 877 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle by Dervla Murphy 4.06 avg rating — 3,012 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Minneapolis from the Saddle - A Winter Cycling Journal (Resist #48) by Matte Resist (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike by Grant Petersen 3.79 avg rating — 2,256 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Short Ride on a Fast Machine by Magnus McGrandle 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Bicycle: The History by David V. Herlihy 3.88 avg rating — 217 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Major: A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to Be the World's Fastest Human Being by Todd Balf 3.87 avg rating — 177 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Our Bodies, Our Bikes by Elly Blue (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 6,000 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Reconsidering the Bicycle: An Anthropological Perspective on a New (Old) Thing by Luis A. Vivanco 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	How to Live Well Without Owning a Car: Save Money, Breathe Easier, and Get More Mileage Out of Life by Chris Balish 3.65 avg rating — 337 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	One Less Car: Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility by Zack Furness 4.03 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Incomplete Streets: Processes, practices, and possibilities (Routledge Equity, Justice and the Sustainable City series) by Stephen Zavestoski (Editor) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution by Janette Sadik-Khan 4.28 avg rating — 1,481 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars