Bicycle Education |
"Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles" - John Forester |
Adventure Cycling How-To - How-To for bicycle touring Bicycling Fact Sheets - An extensive list of subjects such as Group Riding, Tips for Tandems, Lane Positioning, Turns, ... From the League of American Bicyclists Bicycling Magazine's Skills - Follow the FIX IT tab on its home page. Colorado Bicycle Manual Online (CDOT) - The traffic laws in Colorado are different from New Mexico (mainly can't ride 2-abreast in most areas) but overall this is a really nice manual. Where to ride in lanes, commuting, ... Start here if you're a beginner. (3.23MB PDF but it is in sections too.) 79 pages. Cycling Performance Tips Oregon State Bicyclist's Manual Pennsylvania's Bicycle Driver's Manual - Taken from Street Smarts. Road Bike Rider - A number of ebook manuals on cycling skills, training / conditionioning, maintenance, nutrition, etc. for a small price (this is not an endorsement), plus lots of free information, plus a free weekly newsletter. Entertaining plus good information.
Roadie Articles.
RBR's 101 Quick TipsSheldon Brown's Articles, Glossary, Beginner's Articles, Maintenance, ... - Extensive list of topics. A real trove of info. Street Smarts Online - Bicycling Magazine's Traffic Survival Guide, John S. Allen, Rodale Press. Where To Position Your Bike (in traffic lanes) See more about "Vehicular Cycling"
General Bicycling Books
Try the public library or Amazon.com for copies.
The Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills, Ed Pavelka, Bicycling Magazine, ISBN 0-87596-486-9, 231 pages. Effective Cycling, John Forester, MIT Press, 600 Pages, ISBN 0-262-56070-4. The Essential Touring Cyclist, Richard A. Lovett, Ragged Mountain Press, ISBN 0-07-136019-0. - HowTo for loaded touring. Try Adventure Cycling. The League Guide to Safe & Enjoyable Cycling, League of American Bicyclists, 128 pages. Street Smarts, Bicycling Magazine's Traffic Survival Guide, John S. Allen, Rodale Press, 46 pages. - Available from Rubel BikeMaps. (online) The Tandem Book, Angel Rodriguez and Carla Black, Info Net Publishing, 162 pages, ISBN 0-924272-03-1. - HowTo for tandems. Zinn's Cycling Primer: Maintenance Tips & Skill Building for Cyclists, Lennard Zinn, 1931382433, VeloPress, (June 1, 2004).