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City cycling made simple. North America's cities have long been the domain of the car, but thanks to the undeniable benefits of active transport, bicycles have an increasing presence in the urban landscape. Yet our cities weren't designed for bicycles, making for intimidating, and sometimes dangerous, environments for cyclists. The Urban Cycling Survival Guide is an accessible, straight-forward pocket guide that helps cyclists new to the urban environment...

Bike culture is exploding in cities like Portland, OR, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Montreal, and Vancouver, BC. Whether people are riding folding bikes to the commuter train, slipping through traffic on streamlined single speeds, or carrying children and groceries on their cargo bikes, bicycles are making urban life more dynamic and enjoyable -- simply better. Amy Walker has been at the forefront of this trend as cofounder of "Momentum" magazine,...

There is so much we can learn from the bicycle, and in this illustrated book cycling expert Patrick Field reveals the lessons we can learn from life in the saddle. From challenging accepted stereotypes and pushing yourself to the limit, to pacing yourself and the importance of teamwork, there is something for everyone.

My Cool Bike celebrates a love affair with bikes and bike culture. The bicycle is the most popular form of transport on the planet. Cycling is simply ideal for many things and we are now at the dawn of a new golden age of this versatile machine. This book will appeal to all who have taken up cycling for sport, fun, health and wealth. As the individual stories in the book show, a bike is a way of seeking solitude - a leisurely trip taken at one's own...

Five little ducks ride bicycles and gather apples to make a sweet treat.

"Un retrato revisionista de la gran invención del siglo diecinueve que está transformando el siglo veintiuno. La bicicleta es un vestigio de la era victoriana que parecería desentonar con telefonos inteligentes y vehículos autónomos. Aún así , vivimos en el planeta de la bicicleta. En todo el mundo cada vez más gente la usa como medio de transporte, y es una actividad que todos pueden aprender -y casi todos utilizan. Parafraseando a George...

"Explorers Kristen and Ville Jokinen met and fell in love while scuba diving in Vietnam. Ville then left his native Finland to join Kristen in Oregon and together they embarked on a life-changing two-year cycling adventure covering 18,000 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina. Despite never having cycled further than around the block, they persevered unrelenting, punishing rain and wind, altitude sickness, dog attacks, bike accidents,...