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Comprehensive visual guide to bicycle diversity.
If you're fascinated by the world on two wheels, this book is your atlas. Every page turns into an exploration, inviting you to pedal through rich visuals and detailed insights. It's more than a guide—it's an ode to the bicycle, capturing both the heartbeat of the community and the mechanical symphony of the machines themselves. Whether you're a casual rider or a seasoned cyclist, this book deepens your appreciation for cycling and its evolving culture.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780863186592
Authors:
Richard Ballantine
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Date of Publication: 1992-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.71
(rated by 34 readers)
Description
With over 700 photographs, this book shows every type of bicycle including the anatomy, the action and the rider of each bike. The book features all the most popular bikes of today, from tandems to mountain bikes, and from professional racers to the more esoteric bikes of the future. Annotated photographs and text reveal the most efficient way of riding each type of bike and explain the function of all the moving parts of a bicycle. Professional tips and step-by-step photographs show how to maintain each bicycle.
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Books in Like New Condition
This book may contain very minor cosmetic defects, but it is in pristine condition. There should be no yellowing, no foxing, no water damage, and no annotations of any kind on the cover and the pages. For paperbacks, there should not be any crease marks on the spine. This book is good as new — lucky you!
*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.
Books in Very Good Condition
This book has been used, but it is still in a clean condition. There should be no foxing or annotations of any kind on the inner pages, but a sparse amount may be present on the cover, title pages, or outside edges of the book. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be light crease marks on the spine.
*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.
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*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.
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Comprehensive visual guide to bicycle diversity.
If you're fascinated by the world on two wheels, this book is your atlas. Every page turns into an exploration, inviting you to pedal through rich visuals and detailed insights. It's more than a guide—it's an ode to the bicycle, capturing both the heartbeat of the community and the mechanical symphony of the machines themselves. Whether you're a casual rider or a seasoned cyclist, this book deepens your appreciation for cycling and its evolving culture.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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