Bike Touring: The Sierra Club Guide to Travel on Two Wheels (Sierra Club Outdoor Adventure Guide)

Product Description

First printed in 1979, Bike Touring launched tens of 1000’s of riders to the thrill of bicycle journey, and shortly turned the go–to reference for a whole technology of motorcycle–touring fanatics. However a lot has modified within the final three many years—and this absolutely revamped version offers authoritative info on each the newest gear and the ever–increasing universe of touring choices for a complete new technology of riders.
Readers learn to practice, equip, plan, and pack for excursions of any size and problem, from in a single day journeys close to residence to multiweek journeys overseas. Creator Raymond Bridge surveys the wide selection of touring choices, which now embody in depth business choices and roof–to–roof (or “bank card”) excursions, in addition to impartial, self–contained journey. Chapters masking bike types—street, mountain, and world–touring fashions—together with bike frames and match, drive trains, wheels, brakes, saddles and handlebars, and equipment, provide up–to–date steerage on the myriad gear selections from the booming bike business. And chapters on tenting, transporting bikes, and roadside repairs are stuffed with professional recommendation to assist each novice and skilled bike vacationers get most pleasure from any journey whereas saving cash and staying secure.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003XNTTMG
Writer ‏ : ‎ Counterpoint; Second version (July 1, 2010)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File measurement ‏ : ‎ 2.4 MB
Textual content-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Display Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Phrase Sensible ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print size ‏ : ‎ 482 pages
Web page numbers supply ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1578051428