[Fringe]

..well a hardly conclusive or scientific poll, but here goes..
The Rider by Tiim Krabbe storms ahead with 5 points, joint 2nd first losers were ‘Put Me Back on the Bike’ and ‘Flying Scotsman’ with 4 points apiece, coming in at 4th (strangely appropriate in a way) was ‘In Search of Robert Millar’, 3 points and lantern rouge ‘Dog in a Hat’ 2 points.

honorary mention goes to Zaskars fave, the ‘Haynes Manual’.. although he failed to mention which one but i take it to be the Bike Maintenance version, but it could be the Vauxhall Nova 1.1, who knows eh!

cheers, ta ,lovely. 321 dusty bin etc etc

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how about a straw poll on cycling books? (kinda thing i think about whilst at work)
anyhow post your selection below and when i get around to it i’ll try and compile the ‘definitive’ (well as definitive as these things can be) list.

heres my 5

1. Rough Ride – Paul Kimmage
2. The Escape Artist – Matt Seaton
3. Bicycle! A Repair & Maintenance Manifesto – Sam Tracy
4. Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson – William Fotheringham
5. Bicycle Design – Mike Burrows

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[jurekavas]

Hello,
My father wrote a book
Hello,
My father wrote a book about cycling training. He was a trainer for over 30 years and now he would like to share his knowledge and observations with you. I am kindly asking you if you can read a book (or just a sample) and give me your feedback.

Thank you for your time

[Tom Eeles- SwissRetreat Cycling Tours]

Thanks for adding a dozen
Thanks for adding a dozen books to my Amazon wish list!

If you enjoyed “In Search of Robert Millar” by Richard Moore then check out “Sky’s The Limit” also by Moore, I’ve just finished reading it.

It’s a really excellent insight into the thinking behind setting up Team Sky and if you are at Team Sky and British Cycling fan add it to your “must read” wish list on Amazon!

Cheers,

Tom
[url=http://www.swissretreat.com/]SwissRetreat Cycling Tours[/url]

[demoff]

Fignon’s book is a fantastic
Fignon’s book is a fantastic read, he gives a real insight into what it was like racing in the eighties but much more fascinating is when he describes what he was thinking at the time. Coupled with some absolutely amazing war stories they certainly don’t make them like him anymore.

Strongly recommended.

[pabryan]

1.Put me back on my bike –
1.Put me back on my bike – Jean Bobet (this is my favourite book in any category)
2.The Rider-Tim Krabbe
3.In Search of Robert Millar-Richard Moore
4.Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi – Will Fotherington
5.Rough Ride – Paul Kimmage (up till the end of the original book, the add ons just make him seem like a bitter, hypocritical idiot who hates cycling and anyone who has ever watched a bike race)

[Tony Farrelly]

Mnk wrote:Has anybody else

Mnk wrote:

Has anybody else read ” It’s ALL about the BIKE” by Robert Penn. Loved it! :B

I think we’ve got a review copy in of that along with th the late Lauren Fignon’s auto biography, We Were Young and Carefree, translated by William Fotheringham, we’ve also got Foth’s own latest tome Cyclopedia: It’s all about the bike, and a few more coming up very soon too.

On the cycling books front, anybody else read Roule Brittania: A history of Britons at the Tour de France, also by William Fotheringham? Interesting book but what I really like about it is the way that the chapter on Sean Yates feels like it has burst in from an entirely different book.

[simonmb]

Bike Snob’s still going
Bike Snob’s still going strong and as forthright and humorous as ever. I’ll stick to the blog in future. It is a perfect example of something that works in one medium, yet not in another. ‘It’s All About The Bike’ is another example – sadly lacking on TV, yet really rather engaging in print. I’m waiting for ‘Road.cc – The Movie’.

[Mnk]

Has anybody else read ” It’s
Has anybody else read ” It’s ALL about the BIKE” by Robert Penn. Loved it! :B

[KirinChris]

The Peloton book is
The Peloton book is definitely going on my Christmas list.

Interested to hear that BSNY wasn’t great. I read his blog religiously for a long time and loved it – the comments were sometimes as good as the blog.
But once he was unmasked (in fact slightly before that, about when he started writing columns and stuff for other media, and I guess writing the book) he really lost his sharpness and I gave up. Is it still going ?

[simonmb]

Finished reading ‘The Escape
Finished reading ‘The Escape Artist’ by Matt Seaton. As Felix mentioned above, it’s a great book to help non-riders understand why we do what we do. Just got ‘Bike Snob’. terribly disappointed. Enjoyed the blog – and that’s where Bike Snob should have stayed. Irritating and not-so-easy-on-the-eye design detracts from otherwise good content. Just can’t be bothered to read it. Any recommended new reads for the upcoming holiday season?

[Zaskar]

LOL
LOL 👿

[Fringe]

crap ending that Haynes
crap ending that Haynes Manual, and no plot didn’t you think? 😀

[Zaskar]

I haven’t had time to read
I haven’t had time to read some of the great reads as you guys and gals.

But bike related:

1) Haynes Manual,
2) Park Tools,
3) Barnetts repairs
4) Sport science journals
5) Lance Armstrong not about the bike (10 pages…)

IGMC… 😉

[cat1commuter]

ctznsmith wrote:Has anyone

ctznsmith wrote:

Has anyone read the new Joe Parking book or the Bike Snob NYC book yet?

My copy of Bike Snob is in the post from Amazon.

Which Joe Parkin are you talking about? “A Dog in a Hat” is mentioned earlier in this thread.

[miffed]

My favourite cycling book;
My favourite cycling book; The rider by Tim Krabbe and also my favourite book of all time

Other books I like:
– A significant other- Matt Rendell
– The Death of Marco Pantani also by Matt Rendell
(though I only just realised that while writting this post).

J

[Corporate Ascents]

Here’s my pick
The Death of
Here’s my pick

The Death of Marco Pantani
Put me back on my Bike
In Search of Robert Millar
Rough Ride
Flying Scotsman

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