May 2012 Travel Book of the Month.
A brilliant, charming, engaging look at the sometimes weird world of the bicycle and bicyclist. The people who ride them (including over water), the people who build them (the revered magicians), in fact a huge cast of colourful characters and stories. A must for any fan of pedal power.
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Two wheels. A frame. Two pedals. What could be simpler than a bicycle? And yet the bike continues to inspire a passionate following. Since the millennium its use in Britain has doubled, and then doubled again. Thousands now cycle to work, with more and more taking it up every day. Acclaimed author Bella Bathurst takes us on a journey through cycling's best stories and strangest incarnations, from the bicycle as a weapon of warfare to the secret life of couriers and the alchemy of framebuilding. With a cast of characters including the woman who watercycled across the Channel, the man who raced India's Deccan Queen train and several of today's top cyclists, she offers us a brilliantly engaging portrait of cycling's past, present and world-conquering future.
The Bicycle Book features in the following genres: Travel, Books of the Month, Non-Fiction Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Recommendations
The Bicycle Book is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Bicycle Book was written by Bella Bathurst and published by HarperPress an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Bicycle Book has 306 pages
