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Bicycling Los Angeles County
Patrick Brady
From the serenity of coastal beaches to the majestic San Gabriel
Mountains and the tight canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains, Los
Angeles is a cyclist's paradise. The vistas are spectacular, the
terrain fun to ride and the sights are include some of Hollywood's
best-known landmarks. Bicycling Los Angeles County
takes riders on 40 different rides throughout Southern California's
most popular destination. Rides encompass the Palos Verdes Peninsula,
the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains, star homes of Beverly
Hills, and the coastal bike paths. The guide also gives avid roadies
something extra: some of Los Angeles' most popular group rides are
detailed for riders who want a more challenging and social outing.
Bicycling Los Angeles County
offers scenic photos, descriptions of native flora and fauna, local
cycling history, and is the first road cycling guide for Los Angeles
that employs GPS data and precise maps based on the routes as actually
ridden. With some of the most extensive and scenic road biking in the
United States, Los Angeles County riders now have an expert guide to 40
of the best road rides in their own backyard. Researched and written by
world-class road biker Patrick Brady, Bicycling Los Angeles
combines first-hand road research with GPS map-making technology. From
the descriptive narrative and crucial at-a-glance info to the
cutting-edge ride maps and elevation profiles, Brady definitively shows
riders how to get there, what to expect, and how to get the most out of
each ride.
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Bicycling the Blue Ridge, 4ed
Elizabeth and Charlie Skinner
The Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway are arguably the two most
quintessential scenic roads east of the Mississippi. This 575-mile
strip of continuous road flows between Front Royal, Virginia, and
Cherokee, North Carolina, traverses the Shenandoah National Park, and
connects to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park along the eastern
rampart of the Appalachian Mountains.
Bicycling the Blue Ridge
is the definitive guide to this ribbon of highway and is ready to help
you plan the perfect trip.
You will find detailed, mile-by-mile descriptions that provide
information on lodging, restaurants, stores, and bike shops on or near
these united roads. Newly designed maps and elevation profiles are also
included.
Whether your interest is recreational cycling, touring, or racing,
whether you are out for the day or a month, Bicycling the Blue Ridge is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in bicycling this incredible highway.
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Cycling's Greatest Misadventures
Cycling, one of the world’s most popular sports, brings to mind Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and images of racers crashing into guardrails in the French Alps. Yet every day people on bikes experience hazardous, jaw-dropping, and adrenaline-pumping calamities that become the war stories of not only the pros but also the “average” biker.
Cycling’s Greatest Misadventures is the first book to collect these true stories, ranging from terrifying to comical to downright bizarre. The book contains 25 gripping and sometimes unbelievable stories of crashes, freak accidents, animal attacks, meltdowns, race sabotages, and bad judgment calls that bring to life the strange things that happen once people step on the pedals of their road, mountain, or commuter bikes.
You’ll read about a mountain biker stampeded by a herd of cattle, a man who attempted to jump the Great Wall of China on a bicycle, an engineer who finds hope riding in the rubble left by Hurricane Katrina, and many more. The stories will bring you to the edge of your seat, warm your heart, make you laugh, and leave you shaking your head with disbelief.
25 true stories written by amateur cyclists, professional athletes, and journalists.
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Down by the Los Angeles River
Joe Linton
In the last decade millions of dollars have been spent on restoring and revitalizing the Los Angeles River and its surroundings. Dozens of parks, miles of bike trails, public art installations and hundreds of trees and plants follow the river as it winds 51 miles through more than 100 communities. Until now no guidebook offered information on the resources along the river. Down by the Los Angeles River is the first on-the-ground guide to checking out sites new and old, and getting to know the historic river that runs through greater L.A. The book includes striking original illustrations as well as maps. Twenty-seven walks and twelve bike rides along the Los Angeles and its tributaries, each with directions to the starting point and descriptions of natural, historic, and artistic features along the way. The river paths are already popular for walkers and joggers, bicyclists, dog-walkers, historians and bird-watchers—a readymade audience for this one-of-a-kind book.
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Ride Like a Pro
Patrick Brady
Ride Like a Pro covers all the information necessary for a new cyclist to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to take them from buying their first bicycle to starting their first race. Cyclists will learn how to handle the bike, perform minor maintenance, select clothing and accessories, join clubs, and find events.
Anyone can buy a road bike and go out and ride it, but to ride in a group, one needs specific skills from being able to avoid bumping into other riders when riding in close quarters to fixing a flat quickly enough to rejoin the group. Why would a competent adult want to ride in close quarters with other cyclists? Because riding in the group may be as close to flying in a flock of birds as a person may come. The experience is at once social (imagine being able to talk to a friend as you ride), exciting (descending in a group is a thrill), and exhilarating (finishing a long hill gives the rider a huge sense of accomplishment). Also, the fitness benefits of riding in a group are enormous.
From a discussion about the bicycle and its components to skills, nutrition, and training, Ride Like a Pro has all the knowledge a cyclist needs to move to that next level of skill.
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The Nealy Way of Knowledge
William Nealy
For more than 25 years, readers have been entertained by the artistic stylings of William Nealy - boater, mountain biker, and cartoonist extraordinaire. With The Nealy Way of Knowledge, fans will be able to peruse over 60 never-before-seen cartoons in addition to the classics that portray the wit, insight, and humor Nealy readers have come to expect.
Those unfamiliar with Nealy's cartoons will find strange but true camping stories, outdoor products you can't do without, hot air rubber chickens, skater moms, puns, an ode to duct tape, the roots of mountain biking, terrorizing squirrels, killer woodchucks, and spawning kayaks. If you don't fall on the floor laughing, you might want to check your pulse.
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