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Word of the death of the author of Richard's Bicycle Book got me thinking about other bike-related books. Decades ago, when I looked for a copy of Richard's Bicycle Book, I couldn't find one; and instead got a copy of Eugene A. Sloane's Bicycle Maintenance Manual. A deadly dull title, and of course not an exciting book, but a very informative one (and therefore very browsable, just for idle curiosity). Now that I come to google Sloane, I find an obituary, and also a sample of some perversely bad riding advice by him. Now I suppose I'd go first to Sheldon Brown for maintenance tips, but I'd also read Sloane.
I think I've only once started to read a book about cycling that was primarily intended for the readers' enjoyment rather than edification: Dervla Murphy, Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle. I've now quite forgotten why, but it bored me and I quickly gave up. Though I'm far too lazy to want to read books in any language other than English, I can and do read books in English all the way through (and without moving my lips). Any recommendations for enjoyable, bike-related reading/browsing?
I think I've only once started to read a book about cycling that was primarily intended for the readers' enjoyment rather than edification: Dervla Murphy, Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle. I've now quite forgotten why, but it bored me and I quickly gave up. Though I'm far too lazy to want to read books in any language other than English, I can and do read books in English all the way through (and without moving my lips). Any recommendations for enjoyable, bike-related reading/browsing?