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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.6
Fabric Type: 9780762743162
Fax Number: 2nd
Legal Disclaimer: 0762743166
Maximum Color Depth: Falcon
Metal Type: Falcon
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 288
Total External Bays Free: October 01, 2006
Total Firewire Ports: Falcon
Falcon
Features:- ISBN13: 9780762743162
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Covering much more than just riding a bike in traffic, author Robert Hurst paints, in uncanny detail, the challenges, strategies, and art of riding a bike on America's modern streets and roadways. The Art of Cycling dismantles the bicycling experience and slides it under the microscope, piece by piece. Its primary concern is safety, but this book goes well beyond the usual tips and how-to, diving in to the realms of history, psychology, sociology, and economics. It empowers readers with the Big Picture of riding a bicycle in America -- and gives cyclists useful insights to consider while pedaling the next commute, grocery run, or training ride.
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Okay, I love cycling. I average between 60 to 100 miles a week. I don't race. I don't train. I ride mostly in the Los Angeles area. I go to the doctor, the store, the post office. meetings. I am an urban cyclist. And when I talk to my fellow drivers, many tell me how much they would love to get on a bike, but with the traffic they are just too afraid. Robert Hurst, author of "The Art of Cycling" likes that these people are too afraid to cycle. He wants you to be too afraid to cycle. There is nary ... Read More
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The author privides much practical information, providing insights and ideas that a new cyclist might not have thought of.
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Robert Hurst's text The Art of Urban Cycling is, by far, one of the best books out there when it comes to insights on how to move through the urban streetscape with greater ease. Written clearly and conversationally, it is a fast and easy read. I highly recommend it.
That said, Hurst's book is not without it's limitations. For a discussion of these limitations, and then some, check out:
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Here you will find a sort of companion text, a "Coles Notes" or ... Read More
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This is an extremely well-written and pleasurable book. It presents a lot of information -- history, how-to, suggestions etc -- but all are cloaked in a terrific writing style that makes this a work of literature. And this excellent writing comes from someone whose professional training is not in writing, but in bike messengering.
The first few chapters are a history not only of cycling but of transportation and cities in America. Even someone with no interest in bicycles would enjoy and learn ... Read More
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The book is well written and easy to read. For someone who has taken a commuter/cycling course, this book will probably teach you a few things that you hadn't considered. For riders without any training and much experience, it will be much more useful. There is not very much about riding skills as the book is for people who can ride fairly well already. Some sections I couldn't wait for them to be over. Overall it's a good book. I may pass it on to any friends who start riding.
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