Cyclopedia
Subtitle: it's all about the bike
By: written by William Fotheringham
Edition: American ed.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781569768174
Subjects: Miscellanea; Bicycles; Cycling; Bicycle racing; Encyclopedias
Other titles: It's all about the bike
Description: "This essential book is an A to Z compendium of everything you could ever want to know about the bicycle, from the history of the Tour de France to Chris Hoy's dominance of the Beijing velodrome, from the origins of the quick-release system to the diet that powered Graeme Obree to the world hour record, from Lance Armstrong's fabled career to the slang words used for performance-enhancing substances, from the literature of cycling to the perils of vicious dogs."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 431).