A guide to maintaining a bicycle in good operating condition including step-by-step tune-up instructions, a before-every-ride safety checklist, preparing an emergency kit, and making simple roadside repairs.
An illustrated introduction to cycling, discussing clothing and equipment, different types of bikes, the importance of bike size, the basics of riding, safety, racing, and other topics.
Traces the history of two-wheeled travel from the invention of the first bicycles to the twenty-first century, and provides information about people and inventions that contributed to the advancement of two-wheeled transportation.
Describes a variety of bicycles from the first one made in 1790 to the high-speed, multi-geared cycles of today and includes information on the basic parts of bicycles and how they work.
Houndsley likes canoeing and his friend Catina likes bicycling, but each has to help the other learn to enjoy these activities in order to do them together.