Monday 3 October 2011

A Little More Than Your Average Bike Book...

Calling all bike enthusiasts and snobs. If your interested in anything to do with your handy two wheel transport such as; the history, famous riders, popular bikes, peculiar bike journals, experiences, photographs, tips & tricks or just want a quirky looking coffee table book.
These books are a little more than just your average read about bicycles.

Bike Snob - http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/
For all you hipsters or earth-conscious commuters, cycling's most prolific, hilarious, and anonymous blogger has brought you a laugh out loud volume that is essential to your bookcase. It is an informative and quirky book full of absurdities and bizarre practitioners that build and maintain bicycles.

I Love My Bike - http://www.ilovemybikebook.com/about/
Public transport can be such a hassle. Lateness, cost, traffic jams and stuffiness. To name but a few things of why people have ditched the local bus/train and have favoured the the reliable two wheel ride. If your more of a picture book person with a keen interest in bikes this book has been created for you. Putting a picture to a name, Brittain Sullivan and Matt Finkle have created a book filled with short stories and pictures as to why people favour their bikes and where they have taken them.

Fixed: Global Fixed-Gear Bike Culture - http://www.fixedgearbook.com/
Geared towards cyclists fixed wheel riders, urban riders, racers and those interested in cycling heritage. Brighton based author Andrew Edwards (a graphic designer, cyclist and a keen amateur racer. Max Leonard is a writer and cyclist) has travelled to cities around the world and examined at first hand the different cultures towards the bike to bring you exclusive interviews with sports-people, frame-builders and those at nexus of design, art and fixed-wheel culture give an insight into fixed-wheel design and riding experience.

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