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The Essential Touring Cyclist: A Complete Guide for the Bicycle Traveler, Second Edition: The Complete Guide for the Bicycle Traveler (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) Paperback – Illustrated, 16 Jan. 2001

by Richard A. Lovett (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
"One of the best pieces of equipment you can get to prepare for a tour." - "Odyssey". "If you like to bicycle and you're prone to wanderlust, proceed with caution before reading "The Essential Touring Cyclist" ...you may find yourself suddenly giving two weeks' notice and hitting the road." - "Outdoor Traveller". "Just about everything a person needs to know to travel by bike." - "Denver Post".Each year thousands of people pedal across the country, and even more choose weekend or week long tours near home or abroad. Bike touring is a way to really see and experience the countryside and come home healthier than when you left. "The Essential Touring Cyclist", the only fully illustrated manual for bicycle touring, guides you through choosing a bike, equipping and customizing it for touring, and preparing yourself for life on the road. Other features include: getting into shape and dealing with aches and pains; touring solo or with groups; riding skills and endurance techniques; and tips on clothing, camping, food, and safety. Whether you're heading out for a few hours or a few months, this new edition of "The Essential Touring Cyclist" gives you everything you need to know about travelling on two wheels.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0071360190
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0071360197
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
  5. Publication date
    16 Jan. 2001
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    18.8 x 1.04 x 23.37 cm
  8. Print length
    160 pages
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The Essential Series--Your Trusted Guides "One of the best pieces of equipment you can get to prepare for a tour."--Odyssey

"If you like to bicycle and you're prone to wanderlust, proceed with caution before reading The Essential Touring Cyclist . . . you may find yourself suddenly giving two weeks' notice and hitting the road."--Outdoor Traveler

"Just about everything a person needs to know to travel by bike."--Denver Post

Each year thousands of people pedal across the country, and even more choose weekend or weeklong tours near home or abroad. Bike touring is a way to really see and experience the countryside and come home healthier than when you left. The Essential Touring Cyclist, the only fully illustrated manual for bicycle touring, guides you through choosing a bike, equipping and customizing it for touring, and preparing yourself for life on the road. Other features include

  • Getting into shape and dealing with aches and pains
  • Touring solo or with groups
  • Riding skills and endurance techniques
  • Tips on clothing, camping, food, and safety

    Whether you're heading out for a few hours or a few months, this new edition of The Essential Touring Cyclist gives you everything you need to know about traveling on two wheels.

About the Author

Richard A. Lovett (Portland, OR) has published more than 500 magazine and newspaper articles on travel, science, and cycling. He is the co-author of The Essential Cross Country Skier and Freewheelin': A Solo Journey Across America.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 2nd edition (16 Jan. 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071360190
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071360197
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.8 x 1.04 x 23.37 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 54 ratings

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Richard A. Lovett

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Richard A. Lovett has written or contributed to more than two dozen books in fields as diverse as sports, science, and science fiction. By profession, he is a science writer, distance-running coach, and award-winning science fiction author. In addition to his books, he has sold more than 50 science fiction stories, and written nearly 4,000 newspaper and magazine articles for such publications as Nature, Science, Outside, Travel & Leisure, Cosmos, Scientific American, and New Scientist. Much of his science-fiction-related work has appeared in Analog Science Fiction & Fact magazine, the magazine in which Isaac Asimov made his start. He is one of the top three all-time contributors in the magazine's history and has won its Anlab (reader's choice) Award a record-breaking 13 times.

Lovett coaches Portland, Oregon's 250-member Team Red Lizard and has written hundreds of articles about racing, training, and health. He has coached numerous national champions, and seven times coached women U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials.

He holds degrees in astrophysics, law, and economics, and was a law professor before he retired from academia to pursue full-time writing.

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  • alex melicher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2014
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    Excellent book!
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  • N. Byrne
    4.0 out of 5 stars Friendly and informative.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2009
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    This book, although written by and clearly aimed at Americans, is still an enjoyable introduction to the basics of cycle touring that can be useful to those of us from Europe. It is written with enthusiasm and obvious experience, a great book for the absolute beginner to the joys of cycling and camping. Although some of its more technical aspects cannot really be applicable to Europe, the basic practicalities of cycle touring are well covered.
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  • Suffolkcyclist
    3.0 out of 5 stars Dated
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2013
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    All the information in this book can be found for free on the internet. It still does it's job well, and has collected useful info in one place, but time has moved on.
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  • fish
    4.0 out of 5 stars bike traveller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2011
    AN EXCELLENT GUIDE FOR THE NOVICE AND ALSO CYCLIST WITH SOME TOURING EXPERIENCE. IT IS BOTH A WELL PUT TOGETHER GUIDE AND ALSO AN INTERESTING READ. THOROUGHLY RECOMMENDED
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  • merlin
    1.0 out of 5 stars dont waste your money
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2015
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    dated, not relevant to today's tec avoid
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  • T L
    2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2014
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    Too basic for the level I am at with cycle touring
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  • Rob snare
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
    Reviewed in Australia on 2 August 2014
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    Very informative, easy to understand
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  • William Peloquin
    5.0 out of 5 stars It has great information in depth on the subject of touring by bicycle
    Reviewed in the United States on 6 October 2016
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    This how to tour guide might not be the newest book out there on the subject. But I can say that is once you are past the basics of cycling, the book is essential. It has great information in depth on the subject of touring by bicycle. Highly recommend.
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  • Boony
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 28 July 2016
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    it needs updating
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  • Kindle Customer #1
    5.0 out of 5 stars best touring book
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 August 2014
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    So far, this has been the best touring book I've read. The author gets into the nitty gritty, like how to pad your bike in a shipping box, and balance and adjust gear if it causes a shimmy. He also covers the big picture, like ways to be mellow and relax about progress if things slow you down.
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  • perrymasonary
    4.0 out of 5 stars Informative Book on Touring for the Cyclist
    Reviewed in the United States on 29 April 2010
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    This is a good book to get an overview of touring by bicycle. This book is published by the same publisher who published Trudy Bell's The Essential Bicycle Communter, which is unfortnately out of print and should be a canidate for updating.

    The Essential Touring Cyclist has been fortunately been updated and kept in print. I found the information useful. Maybe this is not the right book for an experienced touring cyclist, as some other reviewers have mentioned. While this book gives an excellent overview and tips to prepare for a cycling adventure, it could have been a bit more detailed like Bell's book--why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars.
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