Living on Two Wheels (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780894960345)

Living on Two Wheels is the only bike book the average person will ever need. Dennis Coello begins by explaining why bikes are designed differently for different uses. Slowly, he takes you from how to choose one to how to maintain it, on through how to tour and travel by bike. Before he's done he gives you the names of the catalogue, manufacturers and distributors offering the best equipment. With clear but detailed drawings, he unravels the mysteries of deraillerurs, hub assemblies and gear ratios. Step-by-step, he simplifies the intricacies of striping, cleaning and reassembling your bike and along the way, he introduces you to the value and potential of the bicycle as transportation This is not a giddy account of biking through the woods, Nor is it a dry, complex shop manual. Rather, it is a handbook containing facts, lessons and experiences that make it THE valuable reference for anyone interested in biking. About the Author: Dennis Coello is the author of numerous bike books and videos. He writes for major bike magazines, conducts bike clinics across the USA and has traveled around the world on nothing but a bicycle. Dennis owns no car and lives his life entirely on a bike.

Author: Dennis Coello
ISBN-10: 0894960342
ISBN-13: 9780894960345
Publisher: Ross Books
Language: English
Published: 04/02/1982
Pages: 212
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d