"Bike to the Arctic Circle? Impossible! There's ice and snow up there. It's only fit for bears and seals", my friend told me when he learned of my plan. Regardless, I did cycle to the Arctic Circle.<P>As a child I dreamed of traveling the Alaskan Highway. When I started the actual planning, I couldn't convince any of our grandchildren to ride 4,000 miles, but our grandson agreed to bike the Alaskan Highway portion. My office-mate rode the ...

All Across America, people are discovering the pleasures and benefits of mountan biking. Now, in this lively, practical guide, an acclaimed mountain biking authority show you how to get the most from your fat tire machine. ...

Complete with comprehensive listings of routes, elevations, tips, and directions, as well as bike shops, riding clubs, and biking organizations throughout the six New England states, "Foghorn Outdoors New England Biking" has the details on the best New England biking available. ...

New for 2005. The Capitol City Bike Map lays out rural and urban bike routes in Dane County and Madison. Wisconsin. Urban routes connect all parts of the city on direct, low traffic roads and bike paths. Rural routes highlights scenic roads and trails. Topographic information, parks, water and rest stops, and convenience stores marked in rural areas. ...

'You'll never make it!" With encouragement like that, author Mickey Thomas, in a fit of youthful testosterone, and meticulous inattention to detail, decided to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime 3,400 mile bicycle ride from Montana to Alaska. While riding through knee problems, illness, homesickness, infatuation, bad weather, and meeting a host of quirky and hilarious characters, Mickey, and his group, rides over some of roughest roads and most ...

A guide to 30 of the best mountain and road biking rides in and around Salt Lake City Utah ...

Cycling was the usual form of private transport for millions in Britain in the 1930s. Two competing organisations had substantial memberships. This Handbook was to provide support, information, helpful advice, and a list of suitable stopping places.
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In the autumn of 2002 and at the tender age of 47, I set off alone on a bicycle intending to ride across the USA. From San Diego, California I rode 3,112 miles to arrive in St. Augustine, on the Atlantic coast of Florida. I would camp or sleep rough in the deserts and mountains, exploring the back roads and delighting in the magnificent solitude and wild empty spaces. This is a book about traveling alone by bicycle. It is not a how-to-do-it ...

More women than ever before are jumping on their saddles to enjoy one of the fastest growing sports in the country-and to improve cardiovascular fitness, control their weight, and liven up their social lives. At the same time, cycling remains very much a "man's sport," an intimidating world that can be difficult for women to navigate. Now celebrity spokeswoman Selene Yeager covers all the basics-for all ages and fitness levels. Women will ...

Balf brings to life the fascinating story of cyclist Major Taylor, America's first African-American sports mega-celebrity and his quest to beat out his white, racist rival for the title of the Fastest Man in the World at the turn of the century.
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