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Author : Simon Gandolfi
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 19,97 MB
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0007557795
A Septuagenarian Odyssey
Author : Don Petterson
Publisher :
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,68 MB
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781478722915
When Don Petterson, a former American ambassador, told family and friends he intended to ride a bicycle from New Hampshire to San Francisco, most of them questioned his judgment, if not his sanity. He was in his seventies, hadn't been on a bike for years, and had never ridden more than a few miles at a time. But, in May 2002, putting doubters-and self-doubt-behind him, Petterson headed west. Laboring against strong headwinds, struggling up steep hills, or coping with extreme weather, he sometimes wondered what in the world he was doing. But he kept going-the lure of riding his bike across the Golden Gate a compelling incentive. Ahead of him lay many challenges-among them, riding his loaded bike over the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, crossing the Great Plains in brutal summer heat, dealing with the aftermath of a collision with a car, and traversing Nevada's basin and range country and the Great Salt Lake's desert. His rewards included passing through spectacular mountain forests, experiencing the aching beauty of the lonely plains, and viewing the grandeur of the West's sculpted canyons and mesas. In Old Man on a Bicycle, the author relates how he prepared for the 3,600-mile journey and what he saw and did during the two months he was on the road. In addition he rebuts the misconception that aging means debilitating decline and, drawing on certain events of his ride, offers research-based advice on how to ease the physical aspects of aging. It's an inspirational account, emphasizing the importance of exercise to physical and mental well-being.
Author : Allen Say
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 1989-03-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547347812
The amazing tricks two American soldiers perform on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports day festivities in a small village in occupied Japan.
Author : Martijn Doolaard
Publisher : Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,33 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 : Mike Carter
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 39,76 MB
Release : 2011-06-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1446406040
What would happen if you were cycling to the office and just kept on pedalling? Needing a change, Mike Carter did just that. Following the Thames to the sea he embarked on an epic 5,000 mile ride around the entire British coastline - the equivalent of London to Calcutta. He encountered drunken priests, drag queens and gnome sanctuaries. He met fellow travellers and people building for a different type of future. He also found a spirit of unbelievable kindness and generosity that convinced him that Britain is anything but broken. This is the inspiring and very funny tale of the five months Mike spent cycling the byways of the nation.
Author : Mark Cramer
Publisher : Wordbound Media
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 17,81 MB
Release : 2019-09-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781950255030
A bicyclist for decades, along the way Marc Cramer fell in love with the journey. Old Man on a Green Bike is Mark's invitation to you. From the politics to the practicalities of conscious bicycling, Mark inspires us to take to two wheels for our own sake, and for the good of the planet.
Author : Alan Snel
Publisher :
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,2 MB
Release : 2020-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781949720525
Bicyclist/journalist Alan Snel decided to pack a lifetime of bicycle misadventures, crazy times and tender moments into a collection of bicycle stories thatspan nearly 40 years. Bicyclingcan be about giving you a ride to work, a front-row seat to see nature, a meditation session, a workout or a ride across the country. Alan has bicycled it all and tried it all, even trying to increase the profile of bicycling in Tampa Bay -- talk about a long uphill ride. This is Alan's love sonnet to bicycling in all its forms. Never stop pedaling.
Author : William Fotheringham
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 30,61 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1613747268
First published in Great Britain in 2012 as Merckx, half man, half bike by Yellow Jersey Press"--T.p. verso.
Author : Jan Heine
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 31,29 MB
Release : 2020-11-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780976546054
Modern all-road bikes combine attributes that were considered mutually exclusive just afew years ago: comfort and performance. Speed on smooth pavement and on roughgravel roads. A lively feel and the ability to carry a camping load. Handling that is bothstable when the rider is tired and responsive on twisty mountain descents. All-road bikes combine the best aspects of racing, touring and even mountain bikes in just one bicycle.In this book, you'll find out how all-road bikes work and what is important when choosing one. A must-read for cyclists interested in the technology of their bikes, and for every cyclist contemplating his or her next bike purchase.
Author : John McPhee
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 20,44 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0374708509
Pulitzer Prize-winning author John McPhee continues his Annals of the Former World series about the geology of North America along the fortieth parallel with Rising from the Plains. This third volume presents another exciting geological excursion with an engaging account of life—past and present—in the high plains of Wyoming. Sometimes it is said of geologists that they reflect in their professional styles the sort of country in which they grew up. Nowhere could that be more true than in the life of a geologist born in the center of Wyoming and raised on an isolated ranch. This is the story of that ranch, soon after the turn of the twentieth century, and of David Love, the geologist who grew up there, at home with the composition of the high country in the way that someone growing up in a coastal harbor would be at home with the vagaries of the sea.