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Document Type: | Book |
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John Forester |
ISBN: | 0262061597 9780262061599 0262560704 9780262560702 |
OCLC Number: | 25831697 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | xxv, 599 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Contents: | Preface to the Sixth Edition -- The Bicycle. 1. Mechanical Safety and Operational Inspection. 2. Bicycles, Tools, Equipment, and Clothing. 3. Steering and Handling. 4. Brakes. 5. Gears. 6. The Shapes of Bicycles. 7. Dimensional Standards -- Maintenance. 8. Wired-On Tires and Pumps. 9. Tubular Tires. 10. Cleaning and Lubrication. 11. Bearings. 12. Installing Wheels in a Frame. 13. Matching Hubs to Fork Ends. 14. Adjusting Derailleurs. 15. Five-Speed Hub Gears. 16. Cranks and Chainwheels. 17. Chains. 18. Freewheels and Clusters. 19. Rims and Spokes. 20. Building Wheels. 21. Leather -- The Cyclist. 22. Basic Skills: Posture, Pedaling, and Maneuvering. 23. Emergency Maneuvers. 24. Keeping Your Body Going. 25. The Physiology and Technique of Hard Riding -- The Cycling Environment. 26. Basic Principles of Traffic Cycling. 27. The Why and Wherefore of Traffic Law. 28. Accidents. 29. Where to Ride on the Roadway. 30. Avoiding Straight-Road Hazards. |
Responsibility: | John Forester. |
Abstract:
The core of John Forester's concept of effective cycling is that bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights and responsibilities that motorists have. In this new edition of his classic introductory work, Forester reasserts this idea in terms of practice and education as well as theory while also addressing--among much else--the two major forces that have shaped bicycling since the early 1980s: the proliferation of high-quality equipment and the seriously insufficient progress on the social, political, and psychological fronts. The book is filled with details, strategies, and tips that will be useful both to occasional cyclists and to those who enjoy cycling as a way of life--all drawn from the author's many years of experience as a cyclist, a Cycling Transportation Engineer, and the founder of the Effective Cycling Program.
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